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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

86 reports

Jonesboro

1966–2022 · peak 2021 (23 reports)

71 reports

Little Rock

1967–2021 · peak 2018 (6 reports)

67 reports

Fayetteville

1981–2021 · peak 2020 (13 reports)

44 reports

Fort Smith

1966–2022 · peak 2003 (6 reports)

39 reports

Conway

1965–2020 · peak 2011 (5 reports)

31 reports

Russellville

1957–2022 · peak 2004 (3 reports)

25 reports

Hot Springs

1997–2021 · peak 2003 (4 reports)

24 reports

Springdale

1962–2022 · peak 2013 (4 reports)

17 reports

Rogers

1993–2019 · peak 2007 (2 reports)

16 reports

Bentonville

1970–2019 · peak 2001 (2 reports)

15 reports

Mountain Home

2000–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)

13 reports

North Little Rock

1968–2019 · peak 1998 (2 reports)

13 reports

Paragould

1990–2020 · peak 2016 (2 reports)

12 reports

Camden

1968–2022 · peak 1981 (2 reports)

12 reports

Mena

1997–2019 · peak 2018 (3 reports)

11 reports

Cabot

2001–2020 · peak 2007 (2 reports)

10 reports

El Dorado

1997–2015 · peak 2003 (2 reports)

10 reports

Van Buren

1999–2020 · peak 2016 (2 reports)

10 reports

Clarksville

2001–2021 · peak 2013 (3 reports)

10 reports

Littlerock

2006–2021 · peak 2020 (4 reports)

Unknown2021-06-30

Jonesboro · AR, USA

MADAR Node 143

Circle2021-05-06

Flippin · AR, USA

30 bright objects moving in a wave motion and 1 by 1 disappearing up into the sky.

Sphere2021-05-06

Fayetteville · AR, USA

Looking towards the west sky, I saw several oval shaped glowing vessels in kind of a line. They were not making any sound but seemed cl

Formation2021-05-06

Bauxite · AR, USA

String of objects silently moving through the night sky

Light2021-05-29

Clarksville · AR, USA

Slow moving line of lights ". . . . " maybe musk's satellites

Unknown2021-05-30

Jonesboro · AR, USA

MADAR Node 143

Circle2021-05-30

Little Rock · AR, USA

Craft seen in the sky and video taped.

Unknown2021-05-31

Jonesboro · AR, USA

MADAR Node 143

Unknown2021-04-15

Jonesboro · AR, USA

MADAR Node 143

Triangle2021-04-20

Batesville and floral · AR, USA

Walk outside and saw an object hovering in the air

Triangle2021-04-25

Hot Springs · AR, USA

We saw what looked like a big triangle shaped mirror and I'm assuming you could only see it when the light was shining on it right beca

Unknown2021-04-30

Jonesboro · AR, USA

MADAR Node 143

Other2021-03-02

Fayetteville · AR, USA

I had just gotten my children out of our minivan. I was holding my 2year old, and following my 5 year old. Looking ahead of the sidewal

Unknown2021-03-14

Jonesboro · AR, USA

MADAR Node 143

Unknown2021-02-01

Jonesboro · AR, USA

MADAR Node 143

Unknown2021-02-28

Jonesboro · AR, USA

MADAR Node 143

Circle2021-01-03

Hampton · AR, USA

Have videos of UFO the light on it would be bright and then go dim there appeared to be smaller ones nearby it.

Unknown2021-01-04

Jonesboro · AR, USA

MADAR Node 143

Other2021-01-17

Springdale · AR, USA

I saw a white streak of light with what looked like a ball of white fire in the front for maybe 5 seconds. It arched upward and then fl

Other2021-01-18

Jonesboro · AR, USA

We went to home depot at 5 o'clock while in the store my 12 year old son was in the car with my wife and two other kids as my son start

Unknown2020-12-01

Jonesboro · AR, USA

MADAR Node 143

Unknown2020-12-03

Jonesboro · AR, USA

MADAR Node 143

Light2020-12-26

Waldron · AR, USA

It was a green light with a trail, traveling at an insane speed, I have seen shooting stars and this was not one of them.

Formation2020-12-27

Hensley · AR, USA

I noticed what I thought was a satellite in the sky above my house,my daughter pointed out that there were several others.they were mov

Unknown2020-12-31

Jonesboro · AR, USA

MADAR Node 143