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)
Cordes · AZ, USA
Three cylenders sighted near Cordes, AZ. from I-17 flying eratticly.
Fountain Hills · AZ, USA
Triangular UFO seen in Fountain Hills, AZ
Phoenix · AZ, USA
bluish-white object streaks across sky, explodes into orange fireball then falls toward earth
Chandler · AZ, USA
Driving south on the 101 in between Ray and Chandler Blvd. A defining GREEN cylinder shaped object started at about 12:00 from looking
Phoenix · AZ, USA
While sitting around the campfire, my son and I observed a rectangular object in the north east skies of northern Phoenix. This object
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
Three strange crafts seen over Flagstaff, Arizona later attaching themselves to each other
Avondale · AZ, USA
seven or eight white and red lights wink out starting at outer edges till it was gone.
Sierra Vista · AZ, USA
seen a shooting star then a air liner, the shooting star stoped for a min the light that was a air liner than paused went to a flair li
Peoria · AZ, USA
A flying object appeared to be on fire, South of the West Phoenix Valley.
Tempe · AZ, USA
Star-like light visible with the sun risen
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
I saw a triangle craft that had many lights then flew away a high speed.
Tucson · AZ, USA
I was running a night shift in the middle of the desert,using a track hoe to feed an incinerator.I am a 4 year vetran of the army and m
Glendale · AZ, USA
UFO Sighting - Glendale, AZ
Glendale · AZ, USA
2 Objects seen next to the Moon at approx. 8:30am.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
rising balloon transformed into cigar craft with red light on bottom.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Saw silent, triangular craft at early twilight that was almost blended with the sky background.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Lights that seemed to flutter and flap like the wings of birds
Glendale · AZ, USA
The lights or fire that were dropping from the bottom were what made it look like something we have never seen.
Page · AZ, USA
Red fluxuating light that changed from sphere to doughnut in appearance.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Triangle shaped craft spotted flying west to east over mid town Phoenix on 10/10/01 at 22:00 hours 4 light dim making no sounellow
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Cluster UFO over Phoenix AZ
Avondale · AZ, USA
triangle craft flew low overhead it made no sound 3 orange lights
Phoenix · AZ, USA
On Oct.19 2001, Phoenix Az.I was sitting out side of the shop I work at and was having a cig. It was about 8:45pm, I was waiting to
Phoenix · AZ, USA
witnessed a triangular shaped craft flying approx. 1000' going north to south at a high rate of speed.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
thursday oct 25 10:20 pm myself and and 1 other individual wittnessed a triangular shaped craft flying aprox 1000 feet coming from nort