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)
Phoenix · AZ, USA
5 bright lights hovering in the sky in a circle
Fort Mohave · AZ, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source of report does not include detailed information. PD))
Saguaro Lake (Mesa) · AZ, USA
I caught an image on film I want analyzed. I have seen numerous oddities at saguaro but this day was the start to heightened observati
Tombstone (outside of) · AZ, USA
The sky was clear. A dark flying object was hovering in the distance. We drove on a highway and it remained in one place for 15minutes.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Seen what at first appeared to be the brightest star in the night sky, but the white orb was moving fast and at a higher altitude and f
Rio Rico · AZ, USA
there were 3 cylinder almost round shapes one on NE, SE, and W, they where somewhat bright slow the one on the NE was slow fading towar
Sahuarita · AZ, USA
Extremely reflective tic-tac shaped object flying south to north. Yawing left to right like a compass needle.
El Mirage · AZ, USA
I walked around the house to the backyard to drop off my recycling to the larger container and after that I turned around when I saw a
Phoenix · AZ, USA
i got out my car and looked north and they were flying from north to south towards south mountain i tried to catch a video with my phon
Mesa · AZ, USA
My husband and I were heading east on Route 60 towards Mesa Arizona when my husband noticed an object in the sky. He at first thought i
Sierra Vista · AZ, USA
Two blinking red orbs blinking in no pattern both close together then moving farther apart.
Tolleson · AZ, USA
3 white UFO's darting around very quickly high in the sky.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Large V Shape Aircraft Spotted in Phoenix Arizona
scottsdale · AZ, USA
a red light in the night sky with a slow blinking white light
Surprise · AZ, USA
Floating flickering fire. Traveling slowly then disappears.
Gold Canyon · AZ, USA
Extremely loud, slow-moving object with blinking red lights in a V form
Phoenix/Tempe · AZ, USA
Five lights and then down to three white lights that were very much like an aura floating in a triangular formation over the I-10.W
Tucson · AZ, USA
in the North Western sky pretty high up we saw blinking light that was them move back and forth from north to south to west and then we
Salome · AZ, USA
3 Amber lights
Green Valley · AZ, USA
Triangular craft blended into the sky on Oct. 24th in Green Valley AZ, the cut out appearance of sky moved south along the I-19.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
No summary available.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Fire orbs orbit eachother in the sky
Bagdad/Prescott · AZ, USA
5 UFOs spotted outside of Bagdad AZ and follow us home all the way to Prescott AZ (1.5 hours away)
Sedona · AZ, USA
South bound on I 17 from Flagstaff near Sedona, Noticed after photo developed approx 4 lights
Mesa · AZ, USA
My daughter and I have seen them several times they hover. Last night my nephew was with me and we saw the most we've ever seen if we w