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)
Mena · AR, USA
1/1/12 at 12:01 a.m. It was round with a black center and a red circle around it Mena Arkansas
Pottsville · AR, USA
UFO over Crow Mountain
Mena · AR, USA
MENA ARKANSAS LOTS OF SIGHTINGS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO START TALKING ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON HERE.
Russellville · AR, USA
Huge craft above nuclear plant.
Bonnerdale · AR, USA
WAS ABLE TO STOP NOT MOVING AT ALL AND INSTANTLY TRAVEL TO SOME TYPE OF HYPER SPEED!
Garfield · AR, USA
Bright green fiery object with bent tail of fire speedily descending altitude vertically then in an arc from due south toward southwest
Atkins · AR, USA
ARKANSAS SIGHTING
Rogers · AR, USA
Two triangular sets of lights seen over Rogers, Ark
Eureka Springs · AR, USA
8 Orange Lights moved South to North at a steady speed.
Rogers · AR, USA
Sighting from near Pinnacle Hills Mall in Rogers, Ark. Four orange lights hovering off to our west, southwest, near Northwest Arkansas
Osceola · AR, USA
Multiple lights and saucer at Missouri and Arkansas border.
Gravette · AR, USA
Ambient strobe like light located in forest.
Cabot/Lonoke · AR, USA
A bright object sighted above our house that moves back and forth slowly and hovers. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star? PD))
Waldo · AR, USA
Zigzagging light with 2 additional bursts of light.
Conway · AR, USA
Huge teardrop light followed by a distant boom (gun shot sounding, but bigger and too far away).
Springdale · AR, USA
Big gray mass fly very fast across entire sky.
Waldenburg · AR, USA
October 22nd, 2011, 1:50am Waldenburg, AR, on AR-14. Triangular UFO.
Fort Smith · AR, USA
Two oval-like craft seen over Fort Smith, AR by 2 teens. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
North Little Rock · AR, USA
Glowing spheres over North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Fayetteville · AR, USA
Stationary craft with flashing multicolored lights
Bentonville · AR, USA
Ufo in the sky at bentonville arkansas
Bentonville · AR, USA
Orange glowing ball hovering over Bentonville/Centerton AR area disappeared into the night
Marion · AR, USA
Disc with amber orbes and cloudy gray craft.
Ft. Smith · AR, USA
We saw a single, non-flashing green light at night over Ft. Smith, AR and never heard it make a sound.
Little Rock · AR, USA
two huge amber, orange orbs flew over my house.