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)
Deerlodge · TN, USA
Video shows two very small dark "smudges" moving rapidly across the sky. Possible birds in flight, we suspect. PD))
Franklin · TN, USA
Multiple craft, flying both n formation & on their own for about 2 hours, with 2 huge triangles & one box shaped craft shining a beam
Millington · TN, USA
The past year has been very surreal. We moved into an old plantation house in the middle of a cotton field.I have documented several O
Morristown · TN, USA
We first saw object the night of the lunar eclipse July 27th 2018. Realized it wasn't Mars when we noticed it moved around the sky.
Newport · TN, USA
Strange flash in the sky during meteor shower.
Dandridge · TN, USA
I was looking at sky westbound and noticed an object in the sky with a tail of white behind it with another cigar shaped object followi
Blaine · TN, USA
Red lights forming stationary rectangular shape.
Chattanooga · TN, USA
I was attending an outdoor concert by the river in downtown Chattanooga. I sat down ,after dancing for a while, and was looking up enjo
Crossville · TN, USA
UFOs over a field in the sky in the early morning.
Mt. Juliet · TN, USA
On 6-14-18 I was driving East on I-40 headed back home to Lebanon from work. As Ibwas driving I look to my left and saw a object just s
Sparta · TN, USA
Small bright speck of light about the same size of a star light flashing streaking through the sky stopping doing a erratic circle then
Knoxville · TN, USA
Silver, oval-shaped UFO, that stayed in the same spot but was spinning. Was higher than a passing plane. ((NUFORC Note: Star? PD))
Knoxville · TN, USA
Six orange pulsating spheres moving across horizon and then slowly disappearing
Estill Springs · TN, USA
A red and green triangular flashing light flying through the sky.
Bethel Springs · TN, USA
At 21:44 in the W sky a huge bright orange spherical object traveling from north to south visible to me for about ten seconds
Bethel Springs · TN, USA
After seeing a thing in the sky i have a marking on my arm !!!!!!
Colonial Heights · TN, USA
Bizarre looking hovering less than full scale commercial jet shape, not a propellor drone.
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
Spring of 2016 I just happen to look up one night while my dogs are going outside and I noticed these white lights or round spheres.
Memphis · TN, USA
Inverted cigar shaped or straightened chevron brightly glowing object passed east to west then vanished over river
Calhoun · TN, USA
SE direction in a blue sky saw a stationary flashing obj.; the flashes were about 2-3 sec. apart; could not see obj. ((anonymous rept.)
New Johnsnville · TN, USA
TN shiny object
Manchester · TN, USA
I saw 4 bright lights, 2 red in the front, 2 green in the back.
Johnson City · TN, USA
3-4 Reflective Objects At Low Altitude Over Johnson City, Tennessee.
Lobelville · TN, USA
Just want to inform you if any reports in this area around 7:00 pm they were sky lanterns released from a birthday party. The objects w
Centerville · TN, USA
Bright flashing light in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a sighting of the star, Sirius. PD))