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)
Peoria · AZ, USA
Seen black metallic rectangle,three feet wide and four feet long electric blue plasma under it that went in and out every four seconds.
Lakeside · AZ, USA
at three ten this morning and it was in the sky approxamitly in the sky about south east then it moved a little ((anonymous report))
Tucson · AZ, USA
Large, fast, bright white circular object maneuvering in a strange manner
Kingman · AZ, USA
Kingman, AZ, 3/13/19, @ 418AM. Patch of clouds but I could still stars brightly in the sky.
Tucson · AZ, USA
3-8 stationary silver objects in the area of the daytime moon.
Peoria · AZ, USA
I thought it was a red light on a helicopter. It was moving really fast through the sky. ((anonymous report))
J6 · AZ, USA
Walking my dog from Mescal to J6 area of Benson, AZ. Saw a slow moving "V" shaped craft slowly moving across sky above head.
Green Valley · AZ, USA
Formation of small wite lights moving across the sky
Tucson · AZ, USA
Stationary white object in sky above Tucson during air show
Tucson · AZ, USA
It was round, basketball size,dark brown, silent, no lights. It moved quickly in a direct line towards the east. At the same time, th
Eloy · AZ, USA
Three night lights in triangle formation, hovering over AZ town before slowly moving off on 3/23/19
Tempe · AZ, USA
2 small circles zipping and floating. ((anonymous report))
Benson · AZ, USA
Bright white object almost blimp like. Going further E and looking back, object was black. ((anonymous report))
Parker · AZ, USA
Saw a disc shape brightly lit just hovering horizontally. Then it moved to the right and went vertical. ((anonymous report))
Peoria · AZ, USA
Orange orbs seen in the southwest skies of Peoria, AZ, during the Superbowl 2/3/19.
San Tan Valley · AZ, USA
Travelling south in San tan valley, AZ I saw 5 lights low in the western sky. 3 were linear and 2 were cross/star shaped and bright. Th
Lakeside · AZ, USA
Was out with my dog facing south east mind you its cloudy winter storm warnings in effect i cant even see the moon but these were hoove
Tucson · AZ, USA
Daylight disk seen in a clear blue sky.
Casa Grande · AZ, USA
Light panned across roofs too slow to be a meteor. No conventional aircraft lights or noise. ((anonymous report))
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
Lights high in sky above my flying machine (Paramotor).
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
Backyard faces the San Tan Mountains, my dogs woke me up which they never do that early and they really wanted to go outside. I went ou
Maricopa · AZ, USA
motionless, bright orange lights in the sky that faded out
Dateland · AZ, USA
Two orange bright lighted crafts traveled East along the US border disappearing and reappearing. ((anonymous report))
Tucson · AZ, USA
Electric Blue Rectangled Object
East Phoenix/Tempe · AZ, USA
Unknown orange orb aircraft between Phoenix and Tempe Az In proximity of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport