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)
Black Canyon City · AZ, USA
A friend was drivg west on Cavecreek Hwy toward Blk Cnyn Cty when 3 lights with a bluest tint appeared. The objects circled around each
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
We watched 2 fire like lights cross the sky from the northeast to the southwest in a synchroniced fashion.
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Flying "Coke can figures" that were rotating at the top with the shape of X lights at the bottoms.
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
When leaving for work, I saw two orange, glowing objects in the sky. They were in the shape of a cylinder with lights in the bottom tha
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
I witnessed two cylinder shaped objects slowly floating along and rotating at the top of their bases, with orange lights in the shape o
Mesa · AZ, USA
golden orb's flying about.
Chandler · AZ, USA
driving on hwy 10 out ochandler, my brother saw 5 triangle shaped objects, he said they wern't jets. no noise. hovered and moved slow
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Emerging, pivoting array of lighted objects.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Silver ball, approx 500-1000 feet altitude, .5 to 1 mile N. of Freeway 101 @ 59th ave
Tacna · AZ, USA
Iseen three objects coming out of the south at 11;30 a.m. about the 22 of jan. 2000one of the craft flying in the center was about 100
Tucson · AZ, USA
i just walk out side to look at the stars and i looked up and a saw two brightly shape objects that you cylinder shape and the moved i
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Large bright yellow-orange object moving NNW to SSE; turned South towards Phoenix
Coolidge · AZ, USA
I saw a truangle shape thing in the sky with 4 light one each on the ege and the othe in the center .the center one looked red.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
At 10 minutes to 10 PM on 12/9/99 in Scottsdale, Arizona I saw something that I have never seen before. Traveling North West above the
Gold Canyon · AZ, USA
multi colored lights hovered over superstition mountains changed to single extremely brightlight extreme climb rate first one object th
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
In the north/east sky I noticed a flashing object while I was out with my dogs and watched it and then it was gone.
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
Large Triangle defined by white strobe lights, turning slowly to east.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
I saw a light flying across the sky, from west to east, at an extraordinary speed. It flew in a straight line, slowed a bit then speed
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
Line formation of 7 flashing lights, all moving in unison towards east.
Morristown · AZ, USA
A bright light four or five times the brightness of Jupiter. It covered about a third of the sky in a little over a minute. It dimmed.
Yuma · AZ, USA
I awoke at approx. 5:30 am and was going into San Luis Mexico for dental work and saw a circular object in the sky.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Non-moving lights in the southwestern sky.
Lake Havasu · AZ, USA
UFO made a low altitude 180 turn approximately 5,000 to 8,000 feet. Approx. speed was 200 to 300 MPH heading NE - dropped left side of
San Manuel · AZ, USA
Very large soundless aircraft.
Kayenta · AZ, USA
Bright Light with tail seen while driving on I-180