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)
Globe · AZ, USA
Srange light appeared over San Carlos May 23
Sierra Vista · AZ, USA
3-5 craft with white and red lights flying erratic patterns over sierra vista / tombstone area
El Mirage · AZ, USA
Dozen or more strange lights flying by in the sky above western Arizona.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Orange color shade object hovering in night sky
Gila Bend · AZ, USA
Flashing lights south of Interstate 8, Maricopa, AZ, area.
Mesa · AZ, USA
Blue dot in sky ascends and descends quickly with a plane flying by a reference.
San Tan Valley · AZ, USA
Large lights slowly moving, dimming in and out of visability. Abrupt angle changing motions, morphing.
Williams · AZ, USA
I've seen strange lights in the night sky, but nothing this long or active before.
Show Low · AZ, USA
Large object flew directly over house, was not more than 30 feet above our roof. It continued to circle the area for a bit hovering at
Chandler · AZ, USA
Exiting of the freeway, my son told me to look out to the west kind of higher in the sky.We saw am amber circular light blink out,
Luke Air Force Base · AZ, USA
V-shaped UFO flew over Luke Air Force Base from white tanks, toward Phoenix.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Red and yellow, stayed there for 1 whole hour.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Diamond shaped crafts test my perception and direction following abilities.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Red/orbs San Tan peak/jet engine facility.
Surprise · AZ, USA
Fixed flashing colored lights 9pm to 1am. Change position suddenly appear regularly. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly stars or planets?? PD))
Yuma · AZ, USA
As I was walking to my door, I looked up at the western sky and saw approximately 7 oval bright orange/red objects in a hook formation.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
In the E sky over Phoenix at 2am on Mar 9th my friend and I saw 4 bright lights flickering fast at first then slow then fast again.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
3 red lights with three blue lights hovering over n Phoenix
Casa Grande · AZ, USA
4 lights over Casa Grande, AZ.
Glendale · AZ, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source of report provides no information; elects to remain totally anonymous. PD))
Mesa · AZ, USA
Witnessed 2 orange orbs being followed by a large helicopter like a Blackhawk. Flew directly overhead at approximately 500ft northbound
Goodyear · AZ, USA
((HOAX??)) The "UFO" was fairly large. It was about a mile wide and a mile tall. There was about 6 or 7 orbs in a V shape.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
2 large objects with many much smaller objects floating in the sky over Phoenix Sky Harbor airport
Chandler · AZ, USA
Four, red white blue and green, glowing objects flew overhead. Did not make a sound.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
We saw 4 orbs moving away and at each other.the very strange thing was a plane circling around the area. ((anonymous report))