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)
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Bright object moved quickly, stopped and hovered without sound
Tempe · AZ, USA
Flash of blue/green light falling over Tempe
Tucson · AZ, USA
Three rectangular brilliant orange non-blinking silent crafts flew over my house.
Cave Creek · AZ, USA
Ufo spotted just before storm
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
UFO spotted north of Scottsdale Airpark Sept 24, 8:37AM. White tic-tac shaped UFO stationary, then moves at incredible speed.
Fountain Hills · AZ, USA
rotating colored light on a mountain top
Scottsdale/Fountain Hills · AZ, USA
Saw what seemed to be a regular aircraft, but turned out to be a physics defying encounter.
Tucson (North of; Pima Co.) · AZ, USA
Pulsing white light Spherical object
North Phoenix · AZ, USA
I was finishing up working on my wife car when I notice Two white lights in the sky right next to each other. I ran inside to get my wi
Amado (Elephant Head) · AZ, USA
Orange and blue smoke like objests over Elephant Head Az.
Mesa · AZ, USA
I was walking back to a residence from a fast-food place on Mesa Drive and Southern, and as I passed a line of two story townhomes, fro
Mesa · AZ, USA
I observed a white ball of light flying from the West sky towards the East it crossed paths with a passenger plane where it paused and
Pheonix · AZ, USA
Three unmistakable lights moving at a speed that i cannot imagine.All in the form of a triangle.Appeared to be connected by a common si
Tucson · AZ, USA
Red Triangle formation over Tucson
Tempe · AZ, USA
Three bright lights in the eastern sky at 2035 local forming a perfect point to point triangle.
Star Valley · AZ, USA
MADAR Node 53
Topock · AZ, USA
Dark oval object flashing in the sky.
Mesa · AZ, USA
Sitting on my balcony looking into the NE sky I saw what appeared to be a shooting star, with no contrail, it was far off, but travelin
Corona de Tucson · AZ, USA
Orange looking saucer shaped object in Thunderstorm/Monsoon.
Goodyear · AZ, USA
Independence Day UFO sighting in Goodyear, Arizona.
Bagdad · AZ, USA
The sun was about to come out so it was light out side
San Tan Valley · AZ, USA
Significant number of objects seen interacting with each other, visible to the southwest of San Tan Valley, az
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Blue/green small round fireball with red tail of light coming out from behind. Flew very fast east to west over the I17 freeway then ab
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Walked outside to take out trash and looked south in the sky. A bullet shaped craft was traveling from east to west with a blue/purple
Mesa · AZ, USA
appear to be many ufo ships in Mesa Arizona