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)
Location unknown · AZ, USA
White hovering sphere becomes three colored spheres. ((anonymous report))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Trip to Pheonix Mountains result in Sphere shaped object Sighting.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Phoenix, Summer of 85 Sighting in apartment complex
Ft. Huachuca · AZ, USA
huge triangular craft floating in the night sky moving in a circular direction before heading in a northern direction.
Peoria · AZ, USA
3 spherical objects hovering close together in the sky then leaving area
unknown · AZ, USA
Alleged Drill or non-drilll for military base UFO approach
Tempe · AZ, USA
Unexplained light cast into otherwise dark area blasts out of sight.
Alamo Lake · AZ, USA
UFO Traveled from land to water chasing and stopping our fishing boat.
Sierra Vista · AZ, USA
Silent delta wing aircraft
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Bright green light that had no origin and caused power outage
Plomosa Mountains · AZ, USA
I was travelling East on I-10 as a passanger in a Semi headed for Phoenix. It was night time and I was star gazing as I usually do whe
Ft. Huachuca · AZ, USA
The light was so bright, we could see the shape of every bone in our hands, almost like an x-ray.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Monstrous round silent UFO
Phoenix (Bartlette Lake) · AZ, USA
A saucer shaped ufo with many colors spining in the shape of the ship like a neon lite.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Sighting & Possible abduction
Tucson (Redington Pass area) · AZ, USA
I,m curious why I only read in the Tucson Citizen one time only, about the 16 ufo's that flew from Green Valley AZ.,over Tucson, then v
Blythe · AZ, USA
Ball of fire that split into two, moved in and out at light speed, formed as one again and landed on the ground. 500 Lights On Obje
Bowie · AZ, USA
Craft observed while driving through the Az desert,missing time.
Fagstaff (north of) · AZ, USA
star shaped obgects
Yuma · AZ, USA
Two on duty Military policemen observed a large flying orange oval come down from the north over the Cibola rage and perch on a tower.
Apache Lake · AZ, USA
UFO sighting Apache Lake in 1981during broad daylight hours.
Ft. Hauchuca · AZ, USA
2 silver cigar shaped objects N. of Fort Huachuca sometime in '81 or '82. Time of year I'm not sure
Mesa · AZ, USA
I AM WONDERING WHY NO ONE IN AZ IS REPORTING THE FACT THAT THE MASS UFO SIGHTING SEEN 10 YEARS AGO WAS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME THIS HA
Desert area · AZ, USA
My sisters, my wife, and I were driving to Phoenix, AZ, when out of nowhere the inside of our car lit up like daylight.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
An orange fireball above our backyard