UFO Sightings in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi

Here 3 states are combined for a unified map and more meaningful statistics.

Sightings eras show in colors: 102 events from 1897 through 1959 show as Blue spots. 71 more from 1960 through 1974 are Violet, and 49 from 1975 to the present are Green.

Louisiana has 83 sightings listed, Arkansas 74 and Mississippi 65. Note the even distribution in Mississippi.

The geographical center of this area is at 91:29W - 32:41N, just southwest of Oak Grove, LA in West Carroll Parish. There, on New Years Day 1951, 12 farmers saw a 40-foot disk at low altitude, spinning as it headed East. It had rectangular windows on its outer rim. After some maneuvers, it shot straight up.

The earliest listings date from 21 April 1897 with Great Airship sightings and even 3 reported landings.

See a wider map of the Southeast States.

Daily Sightings Histogram: Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi

<= Daily Histogram: LA + AR + MS

Sightings for all years and the 3 states are combined as daily counts for seasonal changes.

The busiest single days for the 3 states were 10, 15, 16 and 17 October, all in 1973 during the greatest wave to ever hit the Deep South.

Likewise, the all-time busiest month was October (50 events) versus an average of 16 for the other 11 months.

The busiest weekdays are Monday (34) and Friday (35). The slowest are Saturday (23) and Sunday (27). Small town and residential settings are the likeliest venues.

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<= 50-Year Graph of LA, AR and MS

1973 towers over other wave years.
The busiest years for LA-AR-MS combined are:
1947 (15) 1950 (9) 1952 (22)
1957 (16) 1967 (11) 1973 (33)
Years not shown have 7 or fewer listings.

Note minor peaks in 1947, 1957, 1967 and 1977.

Maybe the strangest tale comes from Eupora, MS where on 16 Oct. 1973 a blue 50-foot UFO landed on the highway. A creature resembling a catfish with fins and feathers emerged.

Slightly less incredible was a car stopped by a strange beam shot out from an army green UFO in Provencal, LA in November 1957. The car was ruined by heat. The driver heard a diesel engine sound as this went on.

On 10 March 1967 near Black Rock, AR, a truck motor died. A 50-foot saucer landed, and 'aliens' came out of it. They telepathically indicated the driver should keep all this secret, or so he says.

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