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)
Mesa · AZ, USA
Gunsight AZ UFO sighting
Tucson · AZ, USA
Bright Sphere Falls Towards Horizon, then Moves Horizontally across Tucson Night Sky, May 16th, 2004
Tempe · AZ, USA
Light over tempe
Gila Bend (Yuma?) · AZ, USA
Very large object hoovers in sky for hour or so.. HUGH object.
Gila Bend- Yuma? · AZ, USA
Very large object hoovers in sky for hour or so.. HUGH object. ((NUFORC Note: Venus??))
Gila Bend · AZ, USA
7 bright yellowish-orange lights from a flying saucer were seen in sky surrounded by smaller white sparkling lights
Tucson · AZ, USA
It shoot out a golden light
Tucson · AZ, USA
Light to the far west of Tucson
Tempe · AZ, USA
Two objects near the moon hover move and disappear.
Sedona · AZ, USA
bluish bright light in Sedona moved very fast
Tucson · AZ, USA
Extremely fast, huge, bright fireball.
Wickenburg · AZ, USA
We were out camping and riding quads again over the Memorial day weekend. We were northeast of Wickenburg,Az about ten or twelve miles
Sedona · AZ, USA
Bubble visitor(s) in Sedona?
West Phoenix · AZ, USA
star like object that would appear than disppear within a few minutes
Gold Canyon · AZ, USA
Humming noise and yellow lights - illuminated my walls
Holbrook · AZ, USA
This planet started to move very fast and then straight up until it got smaller and then vanished
Yuma · AZ, USA
Dark triangle with no lights and no sound 150 feet above our heads.
Suprise · AZ, USA
We observed a slightly coneshaped bright finished object above Luke AFB - in bright blue sky at noon, it traveled straight up slowly a
Tempe · AZ, USA
Bright ball of light seen hovering over Phoenix.
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
6 objects moved from south to north with no flashing lights towards Las Vegas. (area 51?)
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
Redish erratic light over Bullhead City, AZ/Laughlin NV.
Joseph City-Winslow · AZ, USA
Mysterious light over Winslow,AZ unsuccessfully trying to pose as a star. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Apr. 9, 04 Phoenix AZ a dark huge triangular shaped, noiseless object flew over my home heading due North
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Large white oval light passing over Pheonix, AZ.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
the lights were in formation and blinked out one at a time.