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
It was white and very small egg shaped. I was laying in the jacuzzi staring at the sky and it was moving very fast.so i was like its no
Pearce · AZ, USA
I saw a capsule/cigar shape that was yellow. It had a stream of either clouds or steam trailing behind it. It slowed down right in my v
Sun City West · AZ, USA
I saw two black triangular UFO’s which flew to the Southwest they moved very quickly
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Stagnant Red Dot over Gilbert, AZ.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Three bright orbs dancing in Scottsdale sky
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Meteor-like objects with a mind of their own.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
It was about 2:15am to 2:30am I look up in the skies over Scottsdale there was this glowing white ball of light that stay stationary..F
Pomerene · AZ, USA
Strange lights in SE Arizona.
Safford · AZ, USA
Bright orange flash ball then just faded away. ((anonymous report))
Bylas · AZ, USA
Several fireball lights seen by husband and wife in AZ.
Surprise · AZ, USA
((HOAX??)) Some time in the next week or so, 3 large groups of Unidentified Flying Objects will be visible in the sky.
Saguaro Lake · AZ, USA
Me and my daughter and 2 grandkids driving by buster Jones she take pictures and she told me luck the sky and we see this ufo
Tempe · AZ, USA
Blinking lights south east of Tempe.
Oro Valley · AZ, USA
On 6/3/19 at approximately 9 pm, two women were outside. An object in the sky caught their attention. It was a large diamond shaped g
Patagonia · AZ, USA
2-hour sighting of four craft over Patagonia, AZ.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Cluster of blue lights heading east from south Chandler area to past south Gilbert area towards and beyond Queen Creek.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Light in formation over Scottsdale, AZ. ((anonymous source))
Elfrida · AZ, USA
There was a single pyramid like craft with at least one area glowing in a dull red being chased in US airspace by approximately 4 fight
Surprise · AZ, USA
Slow moving object, bright white flashes.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
It was a flash that lit urge entire sky to make night turn into day for one second no sound was heard after the flash. So it was not so
Oak Creek/Sedona · AZ, USA
UNEXPECTED CIGAR SHAPED UFO APPEARS IN MY IPHONE PHOTO AT ODD ANGLE. I’M A BELIEVER. ((anonymous report))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
String of 4 stationary bright white lights in North Phoenix Sky.
Flagstaff · AZ, USA
There was a bright light in the night sky that would appear, disappear and then reappear in a random pattern.
Gold Canyon · AZ, USA
Very faint light traveling quickly across the sky, in an E to W path. Thought it was a satellite until it took a deep plunge (abo
Oro Valley · AZ, USA
Horizontal, flying Light seen in night sky going slow at first before making a sharp turn at incredible rate of speed.