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)
Little Rock · AR, USA
Alien ship moving at a high rate of speed but very silent across Little Rock, AR.
Fayetteville · AR, USA
Was watching two bats fly around the sky over my house.In the backdrop of a fading pink sky I noticed what I thought was a jet leaving
Jessieville · AR, USA
UFOs over Lake Ouachita seen from Navy Landing by two people with video and photo.
Fort Smith · AR, USA
In the directly Eastern Sky there were a cluster of red/orange orbs in various diamond/triangle formation. They would stay suspended i
Cave city · AR, USA
One bright light in distance that looked like a Star and once me and my brothers saw it it moved then disappeared
Greenbrier · AR, USA
Two white lights in the sky blinking in the east, moved upward, west, disappeared then one red light appeared. ((anonymous report))
Russellville · AR, USA
Multiple lights on different days. ((anonymous report))
Fort Smith · AR, USA
Lights (7) in a "V" formation was spotted in South Forth Smith, AR in low altitude while being completely silent. ((anonymous report))
Bigelow · AR, USA
It was burning the brightest white of light , and it made a subsonic/supersonic sound like it was moving through spacetime,and then it
Imboden · AR, USA
circular light came into security camera view where it hovered for 1 hour and 15 minutes before flying off to the west north west
Imboden · AR, USA
Second sighting of circular lighted object hovering over my upper field.
Little Rock · AR, USA
cone-shaped craft fell silently to the ground 5/28/2018
Fort Smith · AR, USA
Nightly/1-10 lights/no pattern or shape/not a/c or satellites/ short movements, and movements of several sec.((NUFORC Note: Star? PD))
Little Rock · AR, USA
((HOAX)) Time dilation one hour lost. ((NUFORC Note: A reference to Daylight Savings Time? PD))((anonymous report))
North Little Rock · AR, USA
Fast moving craft in not satellite.
Mena · AR, USA
Near Mena, Arkansas, dark triangular object in night sky with 3 lights
Mena · AR, USA
Near Mena Arkansas, dark object in night sky
Mena · AR, USA
Near Mena, AR, triangular shape object blocking starlight
Fayetteville · AR, USA
Large octagonal craft flies over house and in front of moon
Farmington · AR, USA
Quiet and slow moving triangle approached us and flew directly over our heads. ((anonymous report))
Eureka Springs · AR, USA
Light in the Ozarks.
Central City · AR, USA
Bright an full of energy.
Sherwood · AR, USA
A single high altitude fast moving circular light flew from south to north. I didn't see any flashing lights to indicate that it was a
Farmington · AR, USA
2 short cylinders with pulsing contrail. Taken from airplane flying at 10,000 ft msl. by professional pilot. ((anonymous report))
McRae · AR, USA
I was heading home and turned down my road and spotted a flashing strobe like light that bounced around in one vicinity. I sat and shot