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)
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
Jets chasing illuminated object
Mesa · AZ, USA
Oval object in the sky splits into three sections of light and start to rotate clockwise while moving to the west in Mesa, AZ.
Surprise · AZ, USA
9:10 PM in Surprise AZ. I saw what I thought was a Cresant moon, then realized it was to small to be the moon. It was bright Gold, al
Tempe · AZ, USA
Globes of light in sky over tempe arizona, moving in a quickly repeating pattern but staying in one area.
Camp Verde · AZ, USA
I went out on my porch to smoke a cigarette and noticed to my left lighting. We just had a storm and there is a great deal of cloud co
Phoenix · AZ, USA
((HOAX??)) teriffying and amazing
Peoria · AZ, USA
Silver, solid, egg shaped object heading NW.
Tempe · AZ, USA
Saucer shape, flying over Tempe, 6-7 white lights making a pattern as flew south. June 2, 2010 at apx, 9:10pm.
Scottsdale · AZ, USA
100's of star like objects move in a synchronized way across a night sky and slowly disappear, Arizona.
Wikieup/Wickenburg · AZ, USA
Large Amber Lights Circling Eachother
Tucson · AZ, USA
5 stationary blinking lights in a diagonal line, NW Tucson
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Oval shaped UFO near I-10 and SR-85
Yuma · AZ, USA
Yuma
North Phoenix · AZ, USA
Alternating bright orange and white lights flying low and eastwardly in north Phoenix.
Wikieup/Nothing (between) · AZ, USA
Reddish orange objects under the moon between nothing, az and wikieup, az at around midnight
Prescott · AZ, USA
Sequential Orange Lights in Prescott, AZ. ((NUFORC Note: Possible contrails, illuminated by the setting sun? PD))
Yuma · AZ, USA
Three nights (approx. same time) I saw white a light, dissappear, much larger than any star.
Cashion · AZ, USA
slanted oval. stationary for about 2 minutes. disappeared then reappeared 2 seconds later. gone in 5 mins. as diminishing turned blue
Glendale · AZ, USA
A light seen traveling through the sky at high altitue at a very high speed before dissappearing
Phoenix · AZ, USA
15 or 16 yellowish white lights coming from the west formed a large X and held that position, ascended and disappeared .
Lake Havasu City · AZ, USA
Three red and orange lights in arc formation above Lake Havasu, AZ.
Goodyear · AZ, USA
Small oval shape giving off bright light and slowly fading further into the sky
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Moved across the city of Phoenix in just a few seconds.
Casa Grande · AZ, USA
round silver/geenish lighted object drops behind Casa Grande Mountain
Sedona · AZ, USA
rapid movement at a great distance, with no set pattern other than the basic position would return