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)
Grand Canyon (unsure · on route 66 heading to the), AZ, USA
3/15/02, Arizona, triangular light leaving zig zag vapor which turned into rainbow light
Kingman (outside of) · AZ, USA
Flash of light, sky opened-circular cloud like forms-lights on the horizon around Kingman/Laughlin area through the dam area
Glendale · AZ, USA
Lighted object vaporized in a cloud of "fog" before my eyes.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Large zig zagging light West of South Mountain, Arizona
Yuma · AZ, USA
Something that looked like a rocket, very bright, flying into the sky and then disappearing.
Globe (20 miles east of) · AZ, USA
Egg shaped light spotted, over an hour of time lost?
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Amber orbs that glow bright, disappear and reappear.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
The object was traveling at high speed from the south heading north then made a sharp turn upward and disappeared (yikes)
Quartzite · AZ, USA
Very bright circular light with a rounded dark object behind it appeared, moving S to NE, then disappeared.
Gilbert (ene of) · AZ, USA
Large daytime starlike craft videotaped for over three minutes north of Gilbert, Az.
Martinez Lake · AZ, USA
The friends I was with decided to take their boat up river 10 to 15 miles and go swimming in one of the inlets. While we were out there
Salome · AZ, USA
Nobody can explain what we saw,I know it's not a weather ballon or star.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Low altitude passenger-type jet emitting thick contrails blinks out of sight in a cloudless, baby blue sky!
Vicksburg · AZ, USA
WITNESSED, 2 INCREDIBLY INTENSE COLOR & SHAPE-CHANGING OBJECTS IN THE FAR WEST VALLEY.
Phoenix area · AZ, USA
reddish orange lights over Palo Verde Nuclear Plant following a vehicle with new technology.
Surprise · AZ, USA
Large oval object with intense spot lights around it
Phoenix · AZ, USA
7 Unknows Objects - Estrella Mountain's - Phoenix AZ
Buckeye · AZ, USA
These are unexplainable, unidentified, fling objects, cought on tape.
Apache Junction · AZ, USA
I was in my two story bedroom, attempting to close the blinds. I glanced outside to the west to the Mesa-Phoenix city lights. I looke
Tucson · AZ, USA
Sigting
Phoenix · AZ, USA
heran las 2 pm cuando salimos del restaurant donde estabamos comiendo mi companero y yo cuando mire al cielo por un momento pense que
Phoenix · AZ, USA
un dia anterior abia visto cerca de 10 objetos brillantes como globos entonces espere cerca de la misma hora para comer unas hamburger
Wilcox/Benson (Between) · AZ, USA
4 lights moving at high rate of speed coming out of Texas Canon North of Fort Huachuca.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
rumbling roaring sound from unseen jets
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Phoenix Az, 6-8 lights 2-25-02 21:30, Lights seemed to make up larger craft