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)
Sevierville · TN, USA
Entered quickly from East, decelerated rapidly. Fixed in place, displayed a number of light flashing patterns, red and green/blue. Held
Harriman · TN, USA
White flashing light moving rapidly and quietly across sky.
Clarksville · TN, USA
MADAR Node 138
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
No other lights are visible through my window.
Union City · TN, USA
2 possible crafts above Union City, TN.
Palmyra · TN, USA
3 bright orange ball's flew in the sky in a straight line and then vanished
Knoxville · TN, USA
Bright orange oddly shaped object sighted near Knoxville, TN.
Clarksville · TN, USA
MADAR Node 138
Clarksville · TN, USA
MADAR Node 138
Clarksville · TN, USA
MADAR Node 138
Clinton · TN, USA
It had one bright light. It had three legs that blinked red.
Newport · TN, USA
Was watching the meteor shower at around 5:00 am and seen some meteors.At around 5:40 I spotted a strange light in sky was not aircraft
Chattanooga · TN, USA
A bright orange fireball rose up slowly from behind the tree line and then swiftly moved to the right and vanished.
Clarksville · TN, USA
Witness encountered bright white light that approached her car from the left and then zipped to the right
Cleveland · TN, USA
Spinning Sphere. Lights glowing inside. Other flashes of light around it. Stat. or moving slowly. ((NUFORC Note: Balloon? PD))
Franklin · TN, USA
no sound
Springfield · TN, USA
I seen two lights do a barrel roll type move around each other then spread out. Then noticed three others fo a total of 5 a formation a
Ashland City · TN, USA
Large (40-50') brightly lit oval disc hovering over treetops beside Briley Parkway (155), colored lights, no sound. Just disappeared.
Jonesborough · TN, USA
Large bright light appeared and dropped vertically at a tremendous speed.
Rock Island · TN, USA
I was outside walking our family dog when two bright bluish white pulsating lights caught my attention. As I looked up I saw these two
Lawrenceburg/Columbia · TN, USA
Exactly like the infamous Phoenix lights but further away,in the due N hor. Hundreds of little lights in a straight line. ((anonymous))
Tazewell · TN, USA
Saw a light moving east and then change direction to west really fast before looping and vanishing.
Henning · TN, USA
Just saw a succession of brightly glowing lights travel across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Space X satellites? PD))((anonymous source))
Pigeon Forge · TN, USA
We observed several diamond shaped objects pass overhead as we watched them got brighter and dimmed to disappearing then reaper in a s
Nollensville · TN, USA
Shining turquoise star-like sphere appears and disappears.