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)
Benton · AR, USA
Bright lit aircraft descends, and vanishes without a trace.
Calamine · AR, USA
Silent object near house at low altitude and considerable speed with lights.
Alexander · AR, USA
A Flashing strobe light occured before complete dawn. It grew brighter in size brightness and then would suddenly decrease in size and
Fort Smith · AR, USA
Bright white light moved from SE horizon to WNW horizon in roughly 2-3 seconds.
Maumelle · AR, USA
Fireball craft spotted in Maumelle, Arkansas heading South East.
Heber Springs · AR, USA
Very bright, extremely fast, and silent
russlville · AR, USA
((HOAX??)) A object came up a blue ball came out and then flew away into a trangler think
Fayetteville · AR, USA
Satellite or Space Debris burns up over Fayetteville, AR, Nov. 3, 2008, 8:05 pm
El Dorado · AR, USA
We are not sure is was a craft or a meteor, falling star, or whatever. It seemed to be about tree top level and traveled so rapidly th
Batesville · AR, USA
Bright yellow/ornage fireball going W to E across the Northern sky.
Crystal Springs · AR, USA
A unusally bright light that appeared to be circled by 4-6 air planes over the Ouachita Mtns. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Maumelle · AR, USA
Triangular Craft Hovering in Maumelle
Conway · AR, USA
Massive/low/silent black triangle cruises back and forth over downtown Conway
Chester · AR, USA
THE OBJECT I SAW Shape Oval Oct 8,2008 Around 12:00 noon Chester, Arkansas I was in my backyard working on my hen house. I had been o
Chester · AR, USA
Long Shiny Object that bobbed and dipped just above the tree top level, no sounds.
Little Rock · AR, USA
Large/Slow Moving/Quiet /Low AltitudeTriangular Aircraft - Little Rock
Texarkana · AR, USA
I have been employed with the US Army and have never saw anything like this before.
Walnut Ridge · AR, USA
((HOAX??)) Six trangle shaped crafts with no noise, bright white lights, a few red lights, flying and hovering over NE Ark.
Pine Bluff · AR, USA
There was a glowing V-shaped formation flying very high and very fast.
Arkansas (above?; in-flight) · AR, USA
Disk shaped ufo seen from airplane window
Mountain Home · AR, USA
I was amazed that these objects did not move and it was too high, and silent, to be helicopters
Russellville · AR, USA
Two formations of red, yellow and blue lights spread around Lake Dardanelle.
Hot Springs · AR, USA
Lights and light came down upon us. very weird triangular formation after seeing 15 or so solid white lights move across the night sky.
Mount Ida · AR, USA
Multiple UFO's seen on Lake Quachita near Hot Springs Arkansas.
Arkadelphia · AR, USA
Two greys spotted near caddo river (perhaps doing ground survey?) ((NUFORC Note: Probably not a serious report. PD))