Luke Air Force Base

Luke Air Force Base, founded in 1941, is a U.S. Air Force installation in Glendale, Arizona, USA, operated by the government as a major fighter training hub. It trains pilots on advanced aircraft like the F-16 and F-35, conducting extensive flying missions. In UAP/UFO contexts, it links to the 1997 Phoenix Lights incident, where Governor Fife Symington contacted base officials seeking explanations, but none were provided. Early 1990s pilot reports described encounters with objects performing impossible maneuvers in restricted airspace near the base, supported by radar data, though investigations yielded no revelations. Flares from military exercises were cited for some light sightings, but core events like Phoenix Lights remain unexplained. No formal UAP research programs are associated; it hosts routine operations occasionally misidentified as UFOs. Currently active.