Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Sightings Reported in Tucson

The stated purpose of the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) is that the center is "Dedicated to the Collection and Dissemination of Objective UFO Data." According to the NUFORC, Arizona is ranked in the top 10 in number of UFO sightings reported in North America. You can search the NUFORC Data Bank by Event Date, State, Shape of UFO, and Date Posted. 

National UFO Reporting Center | NUFORC Report Index by State / Province | NUFORC Report Index for AZ

See below for several articles about UFO sightings in Tucson.  

MacDonald-Evoy, J. "Pilots spot balloon, UFO or something high in sky near Tucson." Arizona Daily Star, The (Tucson, AZ), March 31, 2018. p. A02. Available from NewsBank: Access World News: https://0-infoweb-newsbank-com.librarycatalog.pima.gov/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/16AFE7B60878F200.

Munsey, Samantha. This Is Tucson, S. "These 15 Tucson UFO sightings will make you want to believe." Arizona Daily Star, The (Tucson, AZ).  August 4, 2017. Available from NewsBank: Access World News: https://0-infoweb-newsbank-com.librarycatalog.pima.gov/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/1661D0C34EA8F9B8.

O'Neill, K. "Stargazers mystified by mesmerising blue flashing UFO 'speeding towards interstellar space' - The strange video shows a huge light disappearing and reappearing in the sky - before it suddenly speeds off into space." Daily Mirror, The: Web Edition Articles (London, England). May 10, 2016. Available from NewsBank: Access World News: https://0-infoweb-newsbank-com.librarycatalog.pima.gov/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/15CCCB2E1AC13E40.

"Arizona has history of sightings." Tucson Citizen. June 24, 1987. Page F1

“Spielberg wows us.” Arizona Daily Star. June 29, 2005. Page E1.

Press, A. "Answers sought on '97 reports of UFO in Arizona- Military says lights were flares dropped by planes." The Dallas Morning News. March 14, 1999. p. 46A. Available from NewsBank: Access World News: https://0-infoweb-newsbank-com.librarycatalog.pima.gov/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0ED3DB6DDAB7DF49.

"Tucson area has had its share of bizarre events." Tucson Citizen. Supplement. 125 years: Tucson and the Citizen.

Buck, J. Triangular UFOs over Ft. Worth?Fort Worth Examiner (TX). December 25, 2010. Available from NewsBank: Access World News: https://0-infoweb-newsbank-com.librarycatalog.pima.gov/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/1345C4A01EEEF9D0.


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