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)
Buckeye · AZ, USA
Fast moving light in Buckeye, AZ.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
OBJECT CROSSED THE SKY SO FAST, LIKE IT WAS HURLING TOWARD THE GROUND, BUT DISAPPEARED INSTEAD.
Sedona · AZ, USA
Flash of white ball of light.
Kingman · AZ, USA
2 large balls of light in the southern sky, lasted for only a few seconds.
Surprise/Glendale · AZ, USA
Bright flash of green light, streaked through the sky and left behind a faint purple glow that faded quickly
Grand Canyon · AZ, USA
Grand Canyon sighting.
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
Round headlight appearing to be two crafts side by side, then veered toward the E. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Kingman · AZ, USA
Huge low flying craft over Kingman, AZ, possible crash landing. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris? PD))
Kingman · AZ, USA
Slow moving orbs of light.
Buckeye · AZ, USA
We saw a fuzzy orb of yellow/cream light that divided into two and back to one, giving the appearance of growing brighter and then disa
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Faster than Mach 9.6 or almost 7,000 mph. WAY FASTER!
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Looks like square lightning. ((NUFORC Note: Looks like a normal lightning bolt to us. PD))
Avondale · AZ, USA
Orange firework flare west to east that was silent. ((NUFORC Note: Probable meteor?? PD))
Tempe · AZ, USA
Bright flash followed by fireball falling from sky seen over PHX INT airport restricted air space. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?? PD))
Lakeside · AZ, USA
Bright flash in sky followed by loud distant boom. ((NUFORC Note: Reported to have been a meteor. PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Bright light swell, north of Phoenix.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Flash of light in the sky followed by a boom, followed by smoke trails that appear in uneven circles. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor? PD))
Kingman · AZ, USA
Driving into work I saw a sudden bright blue light almost like lighting over the mountains behind the airport. At first I thought it wa
Tucson · AZ, USA
Bright yellow pulsating light, 3 sec. And exploded into a white light.
Glendale · AZ, USA
There was a bright light, multiple bass booms and then crazy trails left in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Reported as meteor. PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Gigantic fireball lit up the night sky just like it was daylight. E sky, N Phoenix. Huge contrail was left in the sky. ((meteor??))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
It turned the Phoenix area in to full daylight....
Sun City · AZ, USA
Bluish, to red/orange, formation of circle or oval, swormed and traveled
Wittmann · AZ, USA
Tumbling red cylinder moving very slowly, then disappeared.
Mohave Valley · AZ, USA
Early this morning while I was on my back porch waiting for my dogs to go number one and too,I Witnessed an orange colored orb to the w