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)
Jacksonville · AR, USA
Luminious at a distance, very fire like ( massive blaze, orangish-red glow, turning amber up close. Very quiet. Triangular shape,
West Memphis · AR, USA
Half-circle ufo seen from the back yard in Arkansas.
Little Rock (southwest) · AR, USA
Flourescent ball approximately 20 feet in diameter.Followed automobile at treetop level.Was seen by police.
Little Rock · AR, USA
I came to a four way stop sign headed east, I looked to my left and noticed something in the sky, low moving fast about in a 15 degree
Heber Springs · Greers Ferry Lake, AR, USA
silver disk strange night
Camden · AR, USA
An as of this day I can never forget Camden Arkansas my home town we live in the projects back in the 80s an this occurred year 83 whil
Glen Rose · AR, USA
Followed by a bright light .
Hardy · AR, USA
A report from Hardy, AR in October 1973 described an oval formation of 16 glowing objects with a beam of light coming down from its center, lasting 30 minutes.
Yellville · AR, USA
I think I saw and investigated a UFO water-stop.
Bentonville · AR, USA
Was I abducted in 1973????????????
Jonesboro · AR, USA
A report from Jonesboro, AR in June 1973 described a disk-shaped object the witness recalled seeing as a child on a warm evening shortly before dark, lasting 2 minutes.
Hampton · AR, USA
A report from Hampton, AR in May 1973 described an orange, fireball-like object several thousand feet in the air, lasting 30 seconds.
Forrest City · AR, USA
Witnesses in Forrest City, Arkansas reported a silver, seamless disk-shaped object of which only the underside was visible, during a two-minute sighting in June 1971.
Bentonville · AR, USA
Hoseshoe shaped
Little Rock · AR, USA
A witness in Little Rock, Arkansas, described a cylindrical object in October 1969 that was non-reflective, silent, and completely motionless for about five minutes.
Little Rock · AR, USA
no sound or lights
Little Rock · AR, USA
A witness in Little Rock, Arkansas reported a stationary, silent, three-part cylindrical object that appeared and then faded back into the sky in April 1969, during a twelve-minute sighting.
Tontitown · AR, USA
A witness near Tontitown, Arkansas reported a mysterious illuminated cloud-like object appearing over a national forest in September 1968, during a sighting lasting about a minute and a half.
North Little Rock · AR, USA
A witness in North Little Rock, Arkansas reported a circular object that was reportedly pursued by jets in the late 1960s, with this sighting logged in July 1968 and lasting about fifteen seconds.
Camden · AR, USA
Orange ball observed by dozens
Little Rock · AR, USA
A witness in Little Rock, Arkansas reported a silent, non-reflective cylindrical object in the sky in April 1968, observed for about three minutes before it disappeared from view.
Cherokee Village · AR, USA
Bright light - 12ft Sphere
Fort Smith · AR, USA
An account presents research findings on a chevron-shaped object sighting reported over Fort Smith, Arkansas, in August 1967, with the observed event lasting about 30 seconds.
Fort Smith · AR, USA
Hundreds of witnesses reported teardrop-shaped unidentified objects over Fort Smith, Arkansas, during a sighting lasting three to four hours in August 1967.
Fort Smith · AR, USA
A military pilot recounted a mass sighting of a chevron-shaped object over Fort Smith, Arkansas, part of multiple related events over three to four days in August 1967.