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)
Jonesboro · AR, USA
Colorful flashing and drifting orb somewhere close to Memphis TN as viewed from Jonesboro AR. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius? PD))
Bald Knob · AR, USA
Out on run at 7:45PM, looked up and saw 5-10 objects in the sky moving like a group of fireflies. A red cloud formed sighting.
Little Rock · AR, USA
saw a bright light and looked up and noticed a cyliner shaped or retegular object flying. The light as very bright and appeared to lumi
Ward · AR, USA
Triangle in the North West sky.
Rogers · AR, USA
Two unknown unidentifiable flying craft apparently hovering in a vacant field.
Paragould · AR, USA
Cigar shaped object with blinking lights drops glowing spheres
Little Rock · AR, USA
Beware.
Fayetteville · AR, USA
Bright round objects spotted over Fayetteville during Ark/Ole miss game during a severe apporaching storm on 10/23/10
Decatur · AR, USA
object was just a spherical very bright white light with no other blinking lights
Hot Springs · AR, USA
Red/Blue/Green lights flashing very quickly
Morrilton · AR, USA
I live in Conway AR and wanted to share a REAL mass sighting with you that happened in Morrilton AR back in 2010. My band was setting u
Dardanelle · AR, USA
Slow moving, hovering, flashing light above Yell County, AR.
Buckner · AR, USA
This was a U F O! ((NUFORC Note: We wonder whether the witness might have been looking at a "twinkling" star. PD))
Little Rock · AR, USA
A ball of light moving very quickly.
Arkansas (while driving) · AR, USA
Large triangular aircraft hovered over trees in Arkansas
Marshall · AR, USA
Me and my friend decided to drive to the top of a hill tonight to see the stars, because it was pretty clear. The things we saw looked
Berryville · AR, USA
Multiple colored star-like objects seen moving erratically in the south west sky above Arkansas
Springdale · AR, USA
Summary of Sighting: On Thursday August 26, 2010, a friend and I were returning from Springdale, AR. We were traveling on a side road
Springdale · AR, USA
On August 26, 2010, while driving by Arvest Ball Park with a friend, I saw what looked like a huge airliner just sitting in midair. Up
Cabot · AR, USA
Bright light in Cabot/Jacksonville Area...creepy...
Jacksonville · AR, USA
Bright Light Southwest of Jacksonville, AR
Russellville · AR, USA
bright orange glow that moved across the tree line for 10 minutes
Mulberry · AR, USA
Orange circle-shaped light, moved fast, appearance changed with angle, 5,000 ft alt. no markers lights ,
Searcy · AR, USA
I and six friends were outside shooting fireworks when we noticed an bright orange orb like object over the treeline to our west. It a
Cherokee Villiage · AR, USA
two orange balls moving from south to north in arkansas