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)
Sedona · AZ, USA
Chevon shaped object flaming at each tip falls to earth north of Sedona, Arizona.
Arizona · AZ, USA
Unidentified aircraft (3 lights like car headlights) near Interstate 10 Arizona City, AZ.
Prescott · AZ, USA
Unusual, silent, pulsating, red light, travelling slowly, then stopping and finally disappearing suddenly.
Mesa · AZ, USA
Groups Medical Aliens do Healing on humans, animals, plants...
Arizona · AZ, USA
"read and think about this"
Peoria · AZ, USA
Flash of light thought to be a UFO
Kingman (south of) · AZ, USA
Huge triangular ships( 2) flying over Phoenix, AZ, along with pulsing orbs and fighter jet engagement
Phoenix · AZ, USA
It was about 30 feet high right above my head and looked like a ball of glittering lights.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
satellite looked like it was fired upon/ near miss meteor?
Tempe · AZ, USA
Stark white object flying over Tempe Arizona in strange non-linear aeronautical movements.
Wittmann · AZ, USA
Husband and I were driving home on US 60 when we notice lights hovering over towards the lake plesant mountains.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Taking photos of an approaching severe thunderstorm and scud clouds in Phoenix Arizona
Buckeye · AZ, USA
Basically, it looked like a moving star. ((NUFORC Note: Venus or Jupiter?? PD))
Tucson · AZ, USA
I was sitting in my backyard talking with a friend on my cell phone. Four bright red lights in the southwest caught my eye. The lights
Payson · AZ, USA
On the night of June 16, 2007, I saw two of the very brightest lights I have ever seen. ((NUFORC Note: Venus and Jupiter?? PD))
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
A small white star next to the sun in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Maricopa · AZ, USA
Two amber colored orbs - Maricopa, AZ
Avondale · AZ, USA
2 Objects - 925pm AZ
Lakeside · AZ, USA
disc in lakeside
Tempe · AZ, USA
Star like objects flickering and flying very fast in the day time. No sound.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
2 red objects in the sky. Moved slowly at first. stopped for about 2 min. then quickly dissappeared.
Yuma · AZ, USA
Huge saucer slowly moving then vanishes
Tucson · AZ, USA
Lights move around each other and go opposite ways
Surprise · AZ, USA
Three lights tracing peculiar flight patterns across the sky
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Bright lite with a Red Haze from 12o'clock to 5 o'clock in the sky