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)
San Tan Valley · AZ, USA
I glanced to the East over the Tonto Natl forest and saw 2 orange orbs fairly close together. After a very short time they turned off A
Sahuarita · AZ, USA
Light flashes in a small dark patch of sky just to the right of the Milky Way.
Mesa · AZ, USA
Is that a star?
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Sunset object.
Wellton · AZ, USA
Orange orb with huge waves of air below and above it.
Green Valley · AZ, USA
Object was triangular shaped with rounded edges instead of points.
Sahuarita · AZ, USA
Random white flashes of light of differing intensity in the same small area of sky
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Streak of light ending with 3 objects flashing intermittently moving in the opposite direction for 5 minutes.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Dark & Light Circular Objects Raced Across the Sky.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Strange lights in a octagon formation.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Stationary bright light.
Mesa · AZ, USA
Several aircraft in Mesa, AZ, seen on 8/18/17. ((anonymous report))
Glendale · AZ, USA
Intermittent flashing light. 3 flashes in one spot, 4th flash was brighter than brightest star in the night sky. Flashed fainter flashe
Sedona · AZ, USA
Large golden, cone-shaped light, gliding over West Sedona. ((anonymous report))
Winslow · AZ, USA
I captured this on video during solar eclipse. ((anonymous report))
Dateland · AZ, USA
Flashes of light cone object darting around the desert joined by multiple other objects.
Buckeye · AZ, USA
((HOAX??)) Looked like bright star. It moved slowly. ((anonymous report))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
The object appears to have a tear/cone shape. It is blue but the sky way a lighter shade. ((anonymous report))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Possible sighting or drones.
Tucson (Pima Co.)(copper mine S of ) · AZ, USA
Disk over open-pit copper mine in southern Arizona. ((anonymous report))
Superior · AZ, USA
Three stationary lights seen in sky south of Superior
San tan valley · AZ, USA
3 oval orange orbs flashed lights on than off before dissappearing.
Miami · AZ, USA
I saw 3 orbs of light that had emitted themselves from one another then disappear.
Sells · AZ, USA
Large craft follows us. ((anonymous report))
Sedona · AZ, USA
Silver cylinder traveling slowly perpendicular to the ground. Then vanished.