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)
Surprise · AZ, USA
Falling Star Turns Out To Be Something WAY Different
Litchfield Park · AZ, USA
4 orange orbs hovering over Litchfield Park, AZ
Mesa · AZ, USA
Bright bluish light seen over Mesa Arizona in the direction of Four Peaks Mountain.
Marana · AZ, USA
A series of bright round orange lights appearing in 5-10 minute intervals high in the sky over Marana, AZ
Prescott · AZ, USA
A diamond shaped, black craft with two lights passed low over head heading southwest.
Benson · AZ, USA
Received a phone call from a friend of 30 years. I stepped outside to take the call. I sat on the stacked bricks that delineated one si
Arizona City · AZ, USA
3 strobing lights are back changed shape. east and west of arizona city, AZ. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of stars? PD))
Sedona · AZ, USA
There were three ufos all in a kind of slanted light and they would all go up and down all together and were flickering yellow and oran
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
Orange and Blue orbs....regular visitors.
Tucson · AZ, USA
Chinook helicopters escort strange object over Tucson AZ
Gilbert · AZ, USA
2/3/2011 Gilbert AZ shaped disc with glowing dim redish light few seconds
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
8 circular, orange craft flying over Glassford Hill
Litchfield Park · AZ, USA
6-7 reddish orange lights in the sky that dimmed and went out after a couple of minutes.
Prescott Valley · AZ, USA
3 lights and another one came from the 3 lights went towards the left then came back to the 3 lights and they all dissapeared
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
Orange, Pulsating Lights Near Lake Havasu City
Vicksburg · AZ, USA
Arc of 7 - 8 stationary red "asterisks" not very high up in the sky.
Safford · AZ, USA
Bright orange flashes in the eastern and western Safford skies.
Franconia · AZ, USA
Bright, twinkling, amber light cluster seen in northern Arizona two different nights.
Quartzsite · AZ, USA
((HOAX??)) Camping in desert,saw 3 lights in tri-angle formation,going from west to E, lights made 90 deg turn [left] headed N.
Ahwatukee/Phoenix/Gilbert/Chandler · AZ, USA
Four lights non formation up high over desert
Sierra Vita · AZ, USA
Sierra Vista, Az 1/1/2011 12:02 8 slow moving hovering objects lasted about 8 minutes.
Yuma · AZ, USA
oval stationary object over Yuma Proving Grounds on New Years Day 2011.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Many lights moving in close formation. then going in differnt directions. VERY bright red lights
Peoria · AZ, USA
Quick moving ball of light in NW Phoenix Valley
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
A glowing green circle gliding acoss the sky