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)
Athens · TN, USA
At 21:00 I was sitting in my tractor trailer in a dock door getting loaded and enjoying the clear night sky with the moon almost straig
Bristol · TN, USA
Large object hovering in the sky.
Kingsport · TN, USA
Just above the golf course in at Meadowview Convention center my wife and I seen a large greenish bal of light. It went from looking li
Charleston · TN, USA
Explanation of orange objects in sky in southeast TN. ((NUFORC Note: Witness reports launch of Sky lanterns. PD))
Sparta · TN, USA
Low flying silent triangle, fast moving with red flashing lights then white and red
Cosby · TN, USA
Copper colored triangle ufo over Cosby, Tn.
Knoxville · TN, USA
I noticed that there was a very bright blue colored star that I had never seen before. ((NUFORC Note: Celestial body?? PD))
Sale Creek · TN, USA
Left and right thousands of feet apart red light blinks for a second and then a second later one on right blinks and then the same thin
Manchester · TN, USA
2 Pure white flashing lights flying then fireball falls from sky.
Sevierville · TN, USA
Three Co-Workers traveling 40w going through Sevierville TN.Driver noticed a circular shaped,shiny object in the sky and asked the anot
Smyrna · TN, USA
White/silver Sphere High Altitude Extreme Speed. ((anonymous report)
Hampshire · TN, USA
Object hovering for over an hour that had very bright multi colored lights. ((anonymous report))
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
Saw six varying color UFOs take off at different times. Was weird.
Walter Hill · TN, USA
Saw what appeared to be seven different objects phasing from left to right at a very rapid rate. There were white and red lights on the
Antioch · TN, USA
Bright White Conical light crossing interstate.
Cordova · TN, USA
Flying saucer alien ship spotted in split sec, before disappearing behind the treeline.
Memphis · TN, USA
Bright colors of various intensities lighting up low level clouds and mists for nearly an hour. ((anonymous report))
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
Unidentifiable hovering object seen by many and photographed. ((anonymous report))
Rural Hill · TN, USA
((HOAX??)) Objects flying in the sky, orange lights, no sound to be heard. ((anonymous report))
Knoxville · TN, USA
Irregularly shaped object slowly shrinks into nothing over I-40.
Rockwood · TN, USA
Extremely slow moving triangle object with amber lights that were steady on.
Knoxville · TN, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information; elects to remain anonymous. Hoax?? PD))
Nashville · TN, USA
2 ufo lights grew brighter and then faded and moved south.
Nashville · TN, USA
Triangle shaped object near Nashville airport over interstate
Jackson · TN, USA
Silver cigar shaped UFO near 45 bypass and Vann Drive.