UFO Sightings in Tennessee
2,139 UFO sightings reported in Tennessee since 1942, peaking in 2014 (150 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 2,139
- Span
- 1942–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (150 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1942–2022 · peak 2014 (150 reports)
Top cities in Tennessee
Nashville
1953–2021 · peak 2013 (18 reports)
Knoxville
1949–2021 · peak 2012 (16 reports)
Memphis
1956–2021 · peak 2008 (11 reports)
Clarksville
1995–2022 · peak 2019 (15 reports)
Murfreesboro
1974–2020 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Chattanooga
1972–2022 · peak 2014 (6 reports)
Johnson City
1995–2021 · peak 2012 (10 reports)
Franklin
1970–2021 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Kingsport
1960–2022 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Jackson
1973–2021 · peak 2008 (5 reports)
Bristol
1961–2018 · peak 2004 (8 reports)
Hendersonville
1995–2020 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Maryville
1967–2021 · peak 2005 (3 reports)
Cleveland
1998–2022 · peak 2019 (4 reports)
Morristown
1998–2022 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Spring Hill
1998–2016 · peak 2009 (4 reports)
Sevierville
1999–2022 · peak 2017 (3 reports)
Greeneville
1980–2019 · peak 2009 (5 reports)
Brentwood
1995–2020 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Manchester
1999–2021 · peak 2003 (3 reports)
Gatlinburg · TN, USA
Large bright orange glowing light that moved across the mountains. The sky appeared completely clouded during this glow
La Vergne · TN, USA
Large bright orange light resembling a flickering flame flew steadily across the sky
Morristown · TN, USA
We thought it was a planet, but no planets were able to be seen via Google sky at that time. We brought out a rudimentary telescope and
Kingsport · TN, USA
Walked outside to my back porch and immediately saw a dark triangle shape craft moving totally silent from E to W with dimmed lights.
Sevierville · TN, USA
Was not a plane. Viewed through Binoculars. No nav lights only steady orange light
Parrottsville · TN, USA
Super bright and unusual light hover and disappeared
Eads · TN, USA
MADAR Node 32
Millington · TN, USA
I saw a flash of light in the night sky that blinked on for approximately 1 sec and off for 3 it had a vary high Altitude and moved
Oneida · TN, USA
Watched this thing for at least 20 minutes. It never moved
Kingsport · TN, USA
3 reddish-orange lights in an isosceles triangle
Collierville · TN, USA
Shining cylinder hovered then disappeared instantly
LaFollette and Powell · TN, USA
Object followed me matching my speed
Thompson Station · TN, USA
MADAR Node 33
Murfressboro · TN, USA
While me and my friends were walking down the street in the dark.. there we saw it, a possible ufo floating and creeping around.
TN · USA
Not all is visible to the naked eye.
Cleveland · TN, USA
3 lights moving perpendicular. By the distance between each light, I can say it was a large object.
Seiverville · TN, USA
Took puppy outside, saw something bright coming towards me started taking pics
Chattanooga · TN, USA
There’s a hovering twinkling objec.
Estill springs · TN, USA
Saw a light but it moved slow and changed direction as well
Eads · TN, USA
MADAR Node 32
Chattanooga · TN, USA
Saw 3 orbs moving south, they were bright, made no noise
Clarksville · TN, USA
it was triangular shaped with 3 bright circular lights aligned with one another, ((NUFORC Note: Aircraft landing lights. PD))
Kingsport · TN, USA
Very bright and pill shaped/horizontal flat
Puryear · TN, USA
Big white orb moving south across the sky at a fast pace, and then vanished.
Clarksville Sango area · TN, USA
large tree size mass like a glowing round clous movingfrom north to south then changed into a cylindrical shape and headed west