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)
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Formation of lights.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Friday the 27th of May at 10pm noticed a light flashing in the sky NE of Phoenix
Sun City · AZ, USA
Orangish-red circular object seen north of Sun City AZ
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
A shadow moving across mountain peaks which cause could not be determined.
Buckeye · AZ, USA
3 of us were in my back yard and seen a bright blue light slightly blinking and sometimes red lights in center. ((anonymous report))
Avondale · AZ, USA
2 separate oval orange lights, not blinking, no sounds, were flying low should have heard engines, moving very slowly then disappears.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Monday May 30th NE Phoenix, 7th Street and Paradise LN.
Goodyear · AZ, USA
Fireball.
Surprise · AZ, USA
Burning plane falls from sky over LAFB in Az.
Sun City West · AZ, USA
((HOAX??)) Large falling orb breaks into 5 smaller orbs and possible explosion.
Avondale · AZ, USA
Orangey-yellow ORBS at the Phoenix Raceway - April 2, 2016
Wickieup · AZ, USA
Cluster of small white/silver objects in the daytime sky.
Nelson · AZ, USA
UFO observed near Nelson, NV. ((NUFORC Note: Report from retired aerospace employee. PD))
Wickenburg · AZ, USA
I live in an airpark a few miles northwest of the town of Wickenburg, AZ. I have a game camera set up to monitor traffic.
Peoria · AZ, USA
Big triangle flew over my house!
Green Valley · AZ, USA
Yellow circle object bright as a Christmas tree going warp speed as a plane was coming it just vanish
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Bright light. ((NUFORC Note: Possible flare from an Iridium satellite? PD))
Phoenix · AZ, USA
I was going into my home i noticed a fire in the sky looked like a big shooting star i immediately started recording i told my boyfrien
Camp Verde · AZ, USA
Round black object in the sky by Camp Verde, AZ with no sound, just hovering.
Parker · AZ, USA
Two orange lights with one white light between them
Glendale · AZ, USA
3 White lights over Glendale, Arizona.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
4 lights seen in a formation.
Scottsdale/Northwest Mesa · AZ, USA
5 lights seen traveling over Scottsdale/North Mesa area in uniform fashion.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
3 Blue-whites Being Followed,By Red Blinking Light Making Loud Helicopter-Like Noise!,.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
UP DATE ON 3-2-16 REPORT OF 3 BRIGHT LIGHT'S FOLLOWED BY RED LIGHT MAKING LOUD HELICOPTER LIKE NOISE.