UFO Sightings in Arkansas
1,197 UFO sightings reported in Arkansas since 1950, peaking in 2020 (92 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,197
- Span
- 1950–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (92 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1950–2022 · peak 2020 (92 reports)
Top cities in Arkansas
Jonesboro
1966–2022 · peak 2021 (23 reports)
Little Rock
1967–2021 · peak 2018 (6 reports)
Fayetteville
1981–2021 · peak 2020 (13 reports)
Fort Smith
1966–2022 · peak 2003 (6 reports)
Conway
1965–2020 · peak 2011 (5 reports)
Russellville
1957–2022 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Hot Springs
1997–2021 · peak 2003 (4 reports)
Springdale
1962–2022 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Rogers
1993–2019 · peak 2007 (2 reports)
Bentonville
1970–2019 · peak 2001 (2 reports)
Mountain Home
2000–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
North Little Rock
1968–2019 · peak 1998 (2 reports)
Paragould
1990–2020 · peak 2016 (2 reports)
Camden
1968–2022 · peak 1981 (2 reports)
Mena
1997–2019 · peak 2018 (3 reports)
Cabot
2001–2020 · peak 2007 (2 reports)
El Dorado
1997–2015 · peak 2003 (2 reports)
Van Buren
1999–2020 · peak 2016 (2 reports)
Clarksville
2001–2021 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Littlerock
2006–2021 · peak 2020 (4 reports)
Wright · AR, USA
Tonight around 11 pm i walked outside to see if it was still raining when i saw a huge flash in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Gilbert · AR, USA
Loud roaring sound and lights
Gilbert · AR, USA
Loud roaring sound and lights. ((anonymous report))
Beebe · AR, USA
Moving orbs of lights surrounded by flickering smaller lights & green colored shooting stars near the orbs twice.
Fayetteville · AR, USA
Blackish grey egg, or oval shaped craft, hovering slowly then vanishing in broad day light. No sounds where heard.
Jacksonville/South Bend · AR, USA
Disc or circular objects with colorful lights moving erratically high in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Fayetteville · AR, USA
MADAR Node 136
Quitman · AR, USA
3 green/blue/purple orbs standing still in the sky to the SE of Quitman, one slowly moving at times no wind. ((anonymous report))
Paragould · AR, USA
There were loud booming noises that shook our house, but we were unable to tell the direction. ((anonymous report))
Ozark · AR, USA
Bright orange lights hovering above the mountains north of Ozark. ((anonymous report))
Alma · AR, USA
We were traveling S on 540 & saw 6 big bright orange fire balls moving & leaving steaks of smoke in the sky.
Cabot · AR, USA
Light formation over Cabot, Arkansas
Maumelle · AR, USA
It was the largest "comet" I've ever seen & the only one I've ever seen with vibrate green & golden colors.
Prescott · AR, USA
I'm a truck driver traveling E on I-40 about 20 mi. W of Prescott, AR, noticed something in the sky it come right to left.
Fayetteville · AR, USA
MADAR Node 128
Little Rock · AR, USA
Strange lights in the sky shooting down everyone should of seen this on the freeway. ((anonymous report))
Little Rock · AR, USA
As I drove on I-30, it was still light, getting to dusk. The orange sunset as the background around my 2:30 position.
Eureka Springs · AR, USA
Red orb seen near Beaver Lake.
Mt. Ida · AR, USA
Stays kinda in one spot, moves side to side like a jelly fish would move and freeze in the same spot for a few minutes then floats anot
Fayetteville · AR, USA
MADAR Node 136
Paragould · AR, USA
Chevron-shaped UFO hovering silently over Greene County Arkansas
Newberry · AR, USA
Large metallic cylinder long and then, 200ft in the air speed 80-120mph. 10 minutes later 7 that we seen large wight Jets going in th
Conway · AR, USA
The way it darted or flew to the south and then fell. It’s making me question myself first time I have seen anything like it.
Conway · AR, USA
Lights over Conway.
Little Rock · AR, USA
Large oval/diamond shaped object spotted moving at high speed above lake surface. No sound or wake produced. ((anonymous report))