UFO Sightings in Arizona
4,660 UFO sightings reported in Arizona since 1946, peaking in 2014 (302 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 4,660
- Span
- 1946–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (302 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1946–2022 · peak 2014 (302 reports)
Top cities in Arizona
Phoenix
1959–2022 · peak 1997 (46 reports)
Tucson
1960–2022 · peak 2014 (36 reports)
Mesa
1978–2022 · peak 2015 (20 reports)
Scottsdale
1969–2022 · peak 2014 (15 reports)
Chandler
1995–2021 · peak 2000 (21 reports)
Gilbert
1995–2021 · peak 2000 (40 reports)
Tempe
1968–2022 · peak 2015 (10 reports)
Glendale
1966–2022 · peak 2015 (11 reports)
Sedona
1989–2021 · peak 2011 (7 reports)
Lake Havasu City
1968–2022 · peak 2011 (11 reports)
Surprise
1998–2021 · peak 2012 (10 reports)
Peoria
1985–2022 · peak 2013 (9 reports)
Yuma
1982–2022 · peak 2010 (7 reports)
Maricopa
1975–2020 · peak 2014 (12 reports)
Buckeye
1997–2022 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
Flagstaff
1966–2021 · peak 1999 (7 reports)
Prescott Valley
1995–2020 · peak 2000 (14 reports)
Kingman
1953–2021 · peak 2016 (7 reports)
Apache Junction
1986–2022 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Prescott
1993–2021 · peak 1997 (6 reports)
Wittmann · AZ, USA
A formation traveling north.
Fountain Hills · AZ, USA
White lights flashing in my window
Chandler · AZ, USA
Huge amber lights, intermittant, zooming and stationary, South of Chandler, AZ - 2200 & 2203 hours; 11MAY2010.
Chandler · AZ, USA
smoke like cloud appeared then four lights moving diffrent directions fast disappearing in to cloud for about 10 minutes
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Very Large Object.
Gila Bend · AZ, USA
Driving West on the I-10 Freeway moments from entering I-8, as the sun set, I gained sight of the crescent Moon and slightly North West
Congress (near) · AZ, USA
I can describe it, but I still don't know what it was: alien probe, military, possible living organism.
Mesa · AZ, USA
Two orange/amber lights moving across the sky in a SE to NW direction seen from backyard in Mesa, Arizona at 1:40 a.m on May 20, 2010.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
bright light over west phoenix ((NUFORC Note: Time of sighting not indicated by witness. Possible sighting of Venus. PD))
Tucson · AZ, USA
((HOAX??)) Tucson, AZ Saucer caught on Video!!
Highway 85 (southbound) · AZ, USA
Diamond shape lights while driving south on hwy 85 (AZ)
Wenden · AZ, USA
We saw a very large read illumination of light surrounded by two white lights that simultaneously took off into the sky.
Yuma · AZ, USA
3 silent, cloaked circular objects
Kingman · AZ, USA
Kingman disc. ((NUFORC Note: Regarding alleged crash of UFO on May 20, 1953. PD))
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
Facing North East appeared to be a statuesque Cross Like U.F.O. then it broke dn to a triangular hovering craft , 2othr designs
Tempe · AZ, USA
Tiny neon blue light ufo wittnessed by three in Tempe, Arizona
Sedona · AZ, USA
In April 2010 myself and my wife were in Sedona Az on vacation we were in one of the parks taking pictures. My wife went off by herself
Phoenix · AZ, USA
ship was very large, dark in color it just floated very little movment for 5 min. or so and then pulled away very slowley and disappear
Phoenix · AZ, USA
2 white objects in Phoenix, one changes color to red
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Black object hovering over central Phoenix
Tempe · AZ, USA
At approximately 4:45 PM on Tuesday March 16th 2010, I was in my work parking lot in Tempe Arizona, when I noticed two very white objec
Mesa · AZ, USA
Yellowish amber spheres of light seen over the Sonoran desert.
Oro Valley · AZ, USA
Three pulsating lights scene around Tucson AZ
Marana · AZ, USA
Orange lights in night sky.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Gliding silent set of lights over Gilbert, AZ.