Cryptids and UFOs in Arizona

Creatures reported in Arizona

Mogollon Monsteraka Arizona Bigfoot, Mogollon Rim monsterArizona's red-eyed, foul-smelling wild man of the pine country.Alien abductionaka Abduction, Close encounter of the fourth kindPeople who say they were taken aboard a craft, often remembering only 'missing time'.Black triangleaka Flying triangle, Triangular UFOHuge, silent, dark triangles with lights at each corner.Boomerang and V-shaped UFOsaka Boomerang UFO, V-shaped UFOHuge V-shaped or chevron formations of lights, gliding silently overhead.

Famous cases

1. 1903Grand Canyon wild man story
   Mogollon Monster · Near the Grand Canyon, Arizona
2. 1946Don Davis scout-trip sighting
   Mogollon Monster · Near Payson, Arizona
3. 1975Travis Walton disappearance
   Alien abduction · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona
4. 1997Phoenix Lights
   Black triangle · Phoenix, Arizona
5. 1997Phoenix Lights
   Boomerang and V-shaped UFOs · Phoenix, Arizona

UFO files

• 125 US Air Force Project Blue Book files from Arizona, 1947 to 1969
• 9 FAA pilot reports of lights and objects over Arizona, 2007 to 2024
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Encounters and mysteries

• The Travis Walton abductionApache–Sitgreaves National Forests, near Heber, Arizona, USA, 1975A logging crew said a glowing craft struck Travis Walton with a beam; he reappeared five days later describing alien captors.

From the old newspapers

Strange creatures, sea serpents and mystery airships reported in Arizona papers before 1927.

1. 1891A seven-headed serpent comes up the Santa Cruz
   Tucson
2. 1897A mysterious light over Tombstone
   Tombstone

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Places to visit

• Sedona UFO Night-Vision ToursSedonaSeveral Sedona outfits take small groups into dark desert with military-grade night-vision goggles to scan for satellites, meteors and whatever else is up there...

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