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)
Corning/Pocahontas (between) · AR, USA
A large smoke like pillar of light appeared right before six AM, it lit up the entire area for about 10-15 seconds, and then vanished.
Centerton · AR, USA
There was a bright light in the sky and after a few seconds it just went dark. Then reappeared to the east. It continued to do this .
Fountain Hill · AR, USA
A white floating light first night observed in shape of a cross, radiating white light. ((NUFORC Planet in SW sky? PD))
Fountain Hill · AR, USA
~6pm each night towards west, before sunset a bright white light appears, its so bright it radiates. ((NUFORC Note: Planet? PD))
Mena · AR, USA
Large, hexagonal craft accompanied by a much smaller craft tailing it.
Highway I-40 Truck parking · AR, USA
Very bright flying object there ten second then gone instantly
Van Buren · AR, USA
Three objects, similar to stars but drifting vertically and horizontally. Both with flashing lights, one red and white and one blue and
Harrison · AR, USA
I went outside on my front porch and I looked toward the southeast and saw 8 orange lights in the sky. I first thought it was helicopte
Jacksonville · AR, USA
Saw small craft with white, blue, and red blinking lights hovering in one area then saw a triangle craft with light sound fly from mili
St. Joe (SW of) · AR, USA
My son and I were camped at Woolum campground on the last night of a week long float trip on the Buffalo River and had moved our camp c
Harrison · AR, USA
Lights dancing, some code, have video of both times, reach out if
Paragould · AR, USA
Large cigar or triangle shaped fast moving object with 2 lights.
Corning · AR, USA
UFOs seen above Corning, Arkansas.
Fayetteville · AR, USA
Greenish fireball shooting over treetops. ((anonymous report))
Conway · AR, USA
White, unmoving object high in sky.
Newport · AR, USA
moving light in the sky
Mountain Home · AR, USA
It looked like a brown boxcar way up into the sky. In approximately three seconds it disappeared behind a cloud.
Gosnell · AR, USA
Black triangle, two white lights, one red blinking light.
Little Rock · AR, USA
Large white spiraling light traveling at incredible speed.
In-flight sighting · AR, USA
Round dark metallic object 70 yards from jet aircraft at 30,000 feet.
Siloam Springs · AR, USA
20+ strange lights, resembling stars with 4 red lines projecting out from underneath, seemed as close as the occasional airplane.
Springdale · AR, USA
A little after 10pm on the night of May 2 2016 we saw a triangle shape craft hovering over the Don Tyson and 40th street area of Spring
Alma · AR, USA
Bright purple objects were seen falling from the sky before a large white sphere moved across the sky towards Mountainburg.
Fayetteville · AR, USA
Bright star, then vanished.
Corning · AR, USA
Triangular and tear drop shaped objects over Corning, Arkansas.