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)
Conway · AR, USA
Object appeared to be cylinder and cigar-shaped there or headlights very bright lights there was a trail in the back almost the entir
Hot Springs · AR, USA
Reddish oval looking , moving fast
Camden · AR, USA
IT WAS THIS WEIRD LOOKING SPECIES ON MY SCREEN DOOR. ((NUFORC Note: Either a moth, or some other insect, we believe. PD))
Texarkana · AR, USA
We saw a flash of light in the night sky. While watching we observed about 10 to12 flashes of light within a 4 - 5 minute period. The f
Rogers · AR, USA
Reddish orange lowly blinking lights
Bentonville · AR, USA
Brilliant blue light shown down on us and then shot across the sky at unimaginable speed
Bonnerdale/Crossroads · AR, USA
My dogs started barking and wouldn't stop. So I went outside to check and about 2-300 yards away I noticed a bright light flickering ri
Paragould · AR, USA
Cigar-shaped high-speed craft emitting a scanner like beam traveling at high speed, with no vapor trail or flashing lights.
Pine Bluff · AR, USA
Low-flying, silent white light resembling a star over my home.
Conway · AR, USA
My husband and I were driving and we seen lights coming from something in sky by skips auto but it was down low.((anonymous report))
Needham · AR, USA
Headed from Jonesboro to Lake City on Hwy 18. Saw Silver disc shaped craft looking to be over or east of Lake city ! 5 mins dissapeare
Holiday Island · AR, USA
Watching two lights doing what I would call dancing and playing with each other. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of stars?? PD))
Hot Springs National Park · AR, USA
On 03/17/2017, I was picking customers up on the company shuttle to come into the casino at Oaklawn Jockey Club/Casino. When two people
Hot Springs National Park · AR, USA
On the evening of Sunday March 12 2017 at 19:57pm I was leaving work as i was pulling on the road, I spotted something flickering like
Bryant · AR, USA
2 light crafts captured on video
Nunley · AR, USA
Looked like a satellite I thought at first. 3 were seen in the west - they seemed to get closer then receded. ((anonymous report))
McRae · AR, USA
3 bright objects like bright stars.
Helena · AR, USA
INCREDIBLE SIGHTING WITH IMAGES
Mena · AR, USA
Near Mena, Arkansas, 3 vertical beams of light appeared at night about 300 ft tall
Board Camp · AR, USA
UFO over crystal mine.
Jacksonville · AR, USA
Bright, circular light in the sky unmoving. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a celestial body. PD)) ((anonymous report)
Russellville · AR, USA
What seemed to be stars at first moved and fly away!
Fort Chafee · AR, USA
Large green flash light up entire area no noise left a smoke plum trail that lasted a while. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?? Anonymous. PD))
Berryville · AR, USA
I saw my dog looking up at the sky. Looked up as well to see 15-18 gold lights in a loose flock-like formation. ((anonymous report))
Conway · AR, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by witness. PD))