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)
Lexa · AR, USA
Intense white spherical flash above a full rainbow. UNREAL.
Pea Ridge · AR, USA
Bright green very low fireball.
Bentonville · AR, USA
3 rapidly flashing lights. Round. Green light. Bright. Occurred at same time but different duration.
Light · AR, USA
Bright white sphere witnessed while eastbound on Hwy. 412.
Light · AR, USA
7-8 flashing lights seen flying at different heights between Paragould and Jonesboro.
Luxora · AR, USA
It was a cigar object.
Conway · AR, USA
I noticed what I thought was a star that seemed blurry and pointed it out to the person w/ me. He looked and saw another one.
Van Buren · AR, USA
Football-field size triangular object--low and silent.
Forrest City · AR, USA
Orb like object over Forrest City, Arkansas.
Paragould · AR, USA
Falling object in daylight with streak of black smoke trail, turns and travels opposite from Earth along the same route that it fell.
Gum Springs · AR, USA
Bright starlike light, pulsating in the sky over Gum Springs, Arkansas. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Pangburn · AR, USA
Blue flash, no streaks, no flashing lights, instant direction changes.
New Blaine · AR, USA
Triangle shape moving slowly north to south at night.
Maumelle · AR, USA
2 large lights descended over the hwy., a row of lights appeared before breaking away in two pieces and reappearing.
Conway · AR, USA
Five yellow lights hovering in formation.
Russellville · AR, USA
Circular shape with red and green lights.
Mount Ida · AR, USA
5-6 small white spheres dancing in sky for approximately 10 seconds -- way above birds.
Trumann · AR, USA
Three dull red lights forming a triangle moved rapidly and silently from the north to the south.
Bentonville · AR, USA
It looked like a very bright star. Was stationary then moved across the sky slowly then completely disappeared
Midway · AR, USA
Fast ball of light, no streaks, odd direction, disappeared.
Hot Springs · AR, USA
UFO in Hot Springs, Maybe
Little Rock · AR, USA
Looked up and a bright light was shinning for 10 seconds, when it stopped I was able to track it across the sky like a satellite. Small
Helena · AR, USA
UFO OVER KING BISCUIT BLUES FESTIVAL 10-9-15.
Fayetteville · AR, USA
Four blinking lights over Fayetteville.
Fayetteville · AR, USA
Bright light, turned orange, and a red ball of light shot out of it.