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)
Tucson · AZ, USA
Two unknown objects with solid blue lights, moving rapidly, without sound.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Flashing moving lights white, blue and red, across the Tucson foothills mountain range.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Points of blue-white light, some with red, intermittently flashing on and off and streaking against the backdrop of mountains
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
1 object seen from car. Bright fire orange in color..When first seen it seemed to be lower towards the ground maybe 100 ft.
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
Triangle shaped aircraft over Queen Creek, AZ.
Three Points · AZ, USA
Lots of fireballs.
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
UFO over Lake Havasu City, Arizona, at around 19:57 Pacific time.
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
UFO Sighting in Lake Havasu City AZ July 13 2014
Tucson · AZ, USA
Object seen pulsing red, blue and white, moving up and down and side to side in perfect 90 degree angles.
Tempe · AZ, USA
Pulsating bright white light formation take off at amazing speed.
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Flaming UFO.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
One triangle shaped space craft with bright blue lights above an apartment complex parking lot. Object was hovering in a large circle m
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Large bright lights are hovering in sw sky. they fade out and reappear iu diffrent part of sky. you can see aircraft lights flying.
Witch Wells (rural AZ) · AZ, USA
10 "stars" in stationary cluster one at a time move and disappear in sighting over AZ. ((NUFORC Note: Possible satellites?? PD))
Tempe · AZ, USA
I have aircraft training backround.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Bright orange marble sized fireball/orb.
Bullhead City/Fort Mohave · AZ, USA
Slow moving meteor like with tail and green/red glow and spark emitting till in hit the ground. Another smaller one at 4:45 am as well
Tempe · AZ, USA
I saw a Cigar shaped space craft hovering above for about 5 minutes. It zig zagged all throughout the sky and then zoomed off into the
Mesa · AZ, USA
UFO in Mesa, AZ, 30 lights to 20 than 10 disappearing and made T-shape and Triangle shape before disappearing.
Mesa · AZ, USA
Me and My Family Stood and watched the lights as they flew around in Formation and Synchronization, Then Dissapeared
Lake Havasu · AZ, USA
Flying at 8500 feet. Encountered small red sphere.
Chandler · AZ, USA
Chandler lights.
Black Canyon City · AZ, USA
Orange/copper colored lights over Black Canyon City
Prescott · AZ, USA
A red fire-ball shot across, low in the sky and then disappeared instantly.
Cottonwood · AZ, USA
Five light objects hovering over Cottonwood.