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
Orange fireballs over northwest Tucson making triangle formations
San Tan Valley · AZ, USA
Multi colored star bounces in the sky like a fly trying to get out of a window
Surprise · AZ, USA
Shooting star, or something more?
Sedona · AZ, USA
1-2 mile long cigar shaped craft over Sedona, Arizona.
Tempe · AZ, USA
Amber/Red-colored Chinese lanterns
Nogales · AZ, USA
There is a triangular large craft on top of downtown nogales flashing 4 to 6 lights not moving at all. its pretty large so i know i won
Phoenix · AZ, USA
5 UFO's lined up holding still
Mesa · AZ, USA
Rectangular ufo seen in Arizona
Yuma · AZ, USA
Saw a hub-cab-shaped disc at 2AM 10 Mar 2012, hovering over corner of 4th Ave & 27th St in Yuma, AZ
Tucson · AZ, USA
Massive rumbling for 10 minutes without sighting.
Queen Creek · AZ, USA
Multiple orange balls moving across the sky
Hackberry · AZ, USA
dark cicular object , about 500 feet across with 6 gold lights, hovering above the trees.
Mesa/Tempe · AZ, USA
I saw two red blinking lights, one higher and on a slant, an occasional green light, an occasional blue light, moved in all directions.
Tempe · AZ, USA
Very fast moving red and blue orv over Mesa, AZ
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Strange blue object hovering south of phx. Az
San Tan Valley · AZ, USA
Extremely loud rubbling heard and felt, like rocket launching 20 feet from you
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Low flying object with blue and purple pulsating lights chased by helicopters over Phoenix.
Sedona · AZ, USA
A ball of fire that stoped and hovered befor blinking out.
Laveen · AZ, USA
It was sw of the white tank mt grew bright then dimed out than lit back up ornge looking ..
Phoenix · AZ, USA
This maybe nothing but I had to write in. I was looking in the sky for a satelite -( I like watching them ) and I saw a britght flash a
Peoria · AZ, USA
FLASH/BRIGHT ORB LIGHT DIMS AND BRIGHTENS THEN FLASH AND REPEATS THE PROCESS THEN GONE
Surprise · AZ, USA
UFO recorded in unattended mode with Yukon Night Ranger in daylight from Surprise AZ (NW PHX). Camera was pointed North and at an eleva
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
Orange orb in sky silent changed direction but looked the same, disappeared
Peoria · AZ, USA
Dozens of pink and white orbs and a morphing triangle in the Arizona sky
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
3 bright red lights in formation over Scottsdale Arizona March 24 2012 at 9:30 PM.