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)
Clarksville · TN, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by source in either of two similar reports submitted by anonymous party. PD))
Nashville · TN, USA
Around 3:21 AM April 30,I was winding down from work and looking at my tablet online. Lights on, quiet,TV unplugged, no other electroni
Mountain City · TN, USA
Triangular shaped light moving up and down side to side, and slowly drifting to the right, flashing. ((anonymous report))
Fayetteville · TN, USA
Three lights in a triangular shape in the sky. One was really bright and the other two were dim.
Powell · TN, USA
White starlike UFO over Powell. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of the star, Sirius?? PD))((anonymous report))
Piney Flats · TN, USA
Huge "star"; went away. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus, we wonder?? PD))
Memphis · TN, USA
Bright green shooting light.
Clarksville · TN, USA
Bright lights moving through the sky at alarming speeds.
Clarksville · TN, USA
Lights in the sky.
Franklin · TN, USA
Flickering lights moving quickly across the sky.
Cleveland · TN, USA
Looked like a brighter star almost blueish, was zig zagging and then would dance around.
Chattanooga · TN, USA
A light in the sky looked like a star but than start moving slowly to side to side.
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
About 7:30 PM, heard the loud blades of a helicopter sounding as if flying close to the ground. I went into the backyard and saw what I
Nashville · TN, USA
((HOAX??)) Round, oval-like shape. ((anonymous report))
Sevierville · TN, USA
A ufo hovers over my tree line in recent months and I have watched it do a dance per say zigzaging then just hover behind tree lines
Clarksville · TN, USA
Objects were flying behind the clouds in an Erractic pattern slow but Erractic like someone was Moving 3 big flaslights in the sky It w
Clinton · TN, USA
I saw a circular object with around 10 lights in a circular patten around it,. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect the star, Sirius. PD))
Johnson City · TN, USA
Round craft seen over Johnson City, Tn. Multiple witnesses. Had the effects of egg embryo in close look through high power night scope.
Kingsport · TN, USA
Driving down I-81 South. Object was very bright like a star. ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of Venus? PD))
Algood · TN, USA
I saw a boomerang shaped aircraft in the beautiful night sky.
Memphis · TN, USA
Bright light S of the Memphis-MS border that when viewed through a cell...can see it's actually moving fast.((NUFORC Note: Sirius? PD)
Clarksville · TN, USA
Glowing Disc at Fort Campbell
Chattanooga · TN, USA
Extremely rotating Bright light and then was gone
LaVergne · TN, USA
A Very Bright Light Going Very Fast Across The Sky, Like A Meteor On The West Side , Heading In Northwest Direction. It Went Down Just
Loudon · TN, USA
Very large, quiet, object with lights changing pattern was low to the ground went towards Knoxville, TN.