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)
Memphis (near West Memphis) · AR, USA
I also saw a fireball the night all the unusual activity was reported in AR.
Eureka Springs · AR, USA
driving sw saw diffuse (sheet not bolt) lightning (clear sky) then looked to left (east) and saw rather large fireball meteor breaking
Conway · AR, USA
The same night a fireball landed in England Arkansas, I saw a (meteorite) GREEN in color with an ORANGE tail of about 2 ft. in diameter
Timbo (approx.7 miles west of ) · AR, USA
My sister and I were heading home after work at about 8:30pm-9:00pm heading somewhat northwest(with my three children and my sisters 3y
Timbo (approx. 7 miles west of) · AR, USA
My Sister& I Were driving north on a dirt road leaving the Flag Area of Stone County,at approximately 8:45 P.M. Thursday,March 9th,2000
Little Rock (north of) · AR, USA
3 more people can confirm what was said on Art Bell 3-15. More from Little Rock.
Lonoke · AR, USA
Several small fires in a 40 acre wooded area in the 3 adjoining counties of Pulaski,Lonoke and Jefferson in central Arkansas. on the ni
Mountain Home (3 miles So. of MO in center of AR) · AR, USA
Bright, white, golf ball sized orb hit a glass like dome above the planet - creating 45 sec. of white night light in our forest - follo
Dover · AR, USA
A LARGE CRAFT FLEW THREW THE AIR AT UNMARKABLE SPEEDS. IT ALSO HAD A SMALL CRAFT THAT FOLOWED IT AND FLASHED ABOUT EVERY TWENTY SEC.
Arkansas (northeast tip of) · AR, USA
Seen from 32,000 feet at night (aircraft), object was approaching at approx. 700 mph 2,000 feet below us..ball of light changing to bla
Hermitage · AR, USA
Small white bright object observed while using scope on day moon--object split into two and disappeared.
Little Rock · AR, USA
The orange, white, pink, and maybe red lights of a boomerang shaped object flying west at slow speeds.
West Memphis · AR, USA
IT SHOT STRAIGHT UP!!
Glendale · AR, USA
using the restroom, had my window open about4" seen what looked like an aircraft. It caught my eye. Itwas heading southwest it then Sto
Pine Mountain · AR, USA
went out to warm up truck at 06:30 and i saw a light to my south;i thought it was venus but it was to far south for that time was there
Hot Springs · AR, USA
I have been seeing a light above Hot Springs as I drive from Malvern Avenue to Bath House Row. It flashes very fast, stobelike, not lik
Fulton · AR, USA
Triangle Black Object too Big, Quiet, and Fast.
Dallas/Grant Counties · AR, USA
At ten degrees above the horizon, above treeline on 200 ft. above sea level hills (70 ft. pine trees.) Globular Orange fireball size a
Fort Smith · AR, USA
At 5:oo P.M. Me and my husband were eating at Burger King, we left to go home and he was mentioning the contrails in the sky, and how
Dover · AR, USA
We were sitting in a large field and we saw this strange object bypassing to jets. The objects were moving at fonominal speeds. These
Eureka Springs · AR, USA
Bright light due south, traveling east extremely slowly. Bright flash given off from object every 10 seconds, with a dim flash every 3
Conway (at Salltillo Heights community) · AR, USA
we saw a hot blue orb looking object big as a house fall from the sky.
Conway · AR, USA
Many blue lights. About 60 meters long (base to point). 30 meters high.
White River National Forest · AR, USA
I am a retired Dept of Defense employee which required that I retained a secret or top secret clearance for over 30 years. I retired in
Little Rock · AR, USA
I saw an object in the sky above Little Rock. It first appeared to be an airplane without any discernable features or a shiny balloon.