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)
East Mesa · AZ, USA
White fireball in NE Mesa New Year's Eve
Eloy · AZ, USA
Strange Lights in the Sky over Arizona City.
Tucson · AZ, USA
I've seen a lot of lights in the sky, but never anything like this.
Tucson · AZ, USA
A close view from tucson, AZ.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Bright triangle shaped lights over Tucson skies
Tucson · AZ, USA
A close view from Tucson, AZ
Mesa · AZ, USA
doesn't appear to be aircraft, helicoptor or other recognizable object. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of the star, Sirius. PD))
Prescott · AZ, USA
"Phoenix Lights"-like formation seen south of Prescott, Arizona
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Again...Lights over the Far North Valley ...Third time in 7 months
Morristown · AZ, USA
An object with 9 lights that sometimes flashed from left to right, and were sometimes steady.
Tucson · AZ, USA
disk wisk through sky very low at high rate of speed left cloud as it disappered. No sound.
Maricopa · AZ, USA
silver oblong object observe in east/southeastern sky at 10:30 AM for apprx 5 seconds. was gone before anyone of four friend could see
Chandler · AZ, USA
driving north on I-10 south of Chandler, AZ saw shiney, silver object in north/ northwestern sky for 5 - 7 secs
Phoenix · AZ, USA
three parallel glowing orange light overhead
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Three spheres flying high on the skies of Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix · AZ, USA
distant flickering blue light moves back and forth in the Southern Sky over Phoenix. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
THIS IS A MULTI EVENT REPORT, OF EVENTS HAPPENING WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS... After my report on November 18, 2007, of three spheres
Tucson · AZ, USA
Brightly lit object SW Tucson sky, moves sideways
Phoenix · AZ, USA
My friends and I were standing outside in the central phoenix area, when one of them informed me of a large white light above Sky Harbo
Phoenix · AZ, USA
A White/ Silver cylindrical object that seemed to hover high above the Paradise Valley/ North Phoenix area.
Tucson · AZ, USA
It was a silvery bright object traveling east to west over mountains in the city of Tucson.
Tempe · AZ, USA
Numerous incidents over the last few months occuring over Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, AZ
Ajo (and southern Arizona) · AZ, USA
Flying lights over Ajo and Southern, Arizona.
Ajo · AZ, USA
Flying lights Over Garlic, Arizona.
Ajo · AZ, USA
Flying lights over Ajo, Arizona. ((NUFORC Note: Translation of other report, by Tom Bowden, MUFON State Director, Oregon. PD))