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)
Cottonwood · AZ, USA
Formation of 4 lights seen over Cottonwood.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
Irregular hexagon with 3 big bright lights emitting beams
Chandler · AZ, USA
Craft moved from West to East across South Chandler sky.
Glendale · AZ, USA
Fireball-like objects above ASU West.
Camp Verde (south of) · AZ, USA
Brilliant white sputtering oval nodding side to side around 800' above highway.
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
Long slim line of dimmish lights of different hues of green yellow and orange, descending and then disappeared.
Peoria · AZ, USA
LARGE CIRCULAR BRIGHT LIGHT AT DUSK IN ARIZONA
Mesa · AZ, USA
Very bright light in north eastern sky. Larger then stars and smaller then moon. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a star. PD))
Mesa · AZ, USA
Appeared round from the ground, but unusually bright. Upon observation through binoculars it appeared more diamond shaped.
Maricopa · AZ, USA
Light changing from red to white and changing in size stationary then disappears
San Tan Valley · AZ, USA
White Triangle object seen in San Tan Valley, AZ faded as sun set.
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
UFO filmed over queen creek, az.
Mesa · AZ, USA
Triangular shape with bright lights
Goodyear · AZ, USA
There was no other objects in the sky, the entire duration, including clouds.
Sun City · AZ, USA
Husband was in the swimming pool and tapped on the kitchen window for me to come outside. I walked out, and he pointed to a bright spo
Gilbert · AZ, USA
Tiny cluster of white orbs one by one quickly appearing a disappearing. So close together it may have looked like one object.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
I saw a cluster of white lights from 11:30pm-1:00am slowly moving across the sky.
Buckeye · AZ, USA
As with most nights out here, watching the Orange lights to the South/West. I was laid off from work this week so I have time to explor
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Bright orange firball traveling southeast.
Surprise · AZ, USA
Fast moving object with what appear to be windows and some other exterior features.
Tempe · AZ, USA
Strange red-orange spherical objects travelling in single file formation in the night sky.
Goodyear · AZ, USA
Strange bright globs of lights in the evening sky.
Mesa · AZ, USA
2 ufo sighted above Superstition Mt Mesa Az 330am 9-17
Tumacacori · AZ, USA
Bright Amber Light over the Tumacacori Mtns, near Tumacacori, AZ, Shape Shifting Back and Forth to a Large Triangle
Bullhead City · AZ, USA
Spotted from Bullhead city az craft in north eastern sky hovering at around 30000 feet 30 min so far.