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)
Bouse · AZ, USA
6 bright Amber lights total, 1 seen rising in air, total time lapse 10 minutes East of Bouse Arizona near Harquahala Mountains.
Casa Grande · AZ, USA
I observed a boomerang shaped object above my vehicle on the I-10 freeway, suspended without motion and completely silent.
Bouse · AZ, USA
8/31/2000, "21:15-25" Bouse Az, friend and husband saw 6 bright amber lights appear in East and Northeast skies.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
The lights stretched out in a arc type fashion, stationary, evenly spaced and appeared to be as big as Camelback Mountain.
Kingman · AZ, USA
The object remained above the atmosphere, dipped, became slightly larger, went back up and was gone.
Tacna (approx) · AZ, USA
A bright light appeared leaving a glowing cloud behind which lasted approx 30 minutes
Kingman (desert · out of), AZ, USA
Light over the Arizona Mohave Desert , Hoover Dam.
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
I was on my way home, when I noticed some flashing in the sky around the mountain thinking it was the towers then one shot out northeas
Rim Rock · AZ, USA
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 10:39 PM
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
wierd object
Gilbert · AZ, USA
The object was south of the phoenix area. It was red in color and pulsated dim to bright. It appeared to be stationary. It also puls
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Observed a bright red large glowing light moving very slowly over Gilbert, AZ from the west to the east
Gilbert · AZ, USA
The shape appeared to be more of a "collapesed star or diamond" it was a bright red light moving very slow. The shape move slowly eas
Gilbert · AZ, USA
It look like a red diamond in the sky......
Gilbert · AZ, USA
A BRIGHT OBJECT CAME OUT OF THE WEST SLOWLY AND LOW, THEN ROSE TO THE HIEGHT OF THE STARS.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
A very slow bright & shiny red fireball. It looked like the fireball was from space because it was higher than the airplanes.
Chandler · AZ, USA
blood red object videotaped with 2 camera over Phoenix valley
Glendale · AZ, USA
I saw and then video taped a red ufo that would pulsate ,and then a white ufo shot over the top of the red one I was taping.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
red bright pulsating light
Gilbert · AZ, USA
A red brilliant light hovered above my community for approximately 25 minutes, quickly disappearing into the sky.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
REDDISH DIAMOND/STAR OBJECT
Gilbert · AZ, USA
FOR THE SECOND NIGHT IN A ROW THE SAME OBJECT RETURNED OUT OF THE WEST AGAIN MOVING TO THE SOUTH EAST.FROM MY VANTAGE POINT IT STOPPED
Glendale · AZ, USA
This time I went out to a hill to try to video tape the UFO again. And it came back at about the same time. I video taped the red UFO f
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Looked like a red dot or few red dots just below the cloud level.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
A bright red object, pulsing high in the sky, hovered for approximately 11:00. It made no sound nor had a jet trail.