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)
Maryville · TN, USA
White tall cylindrical object with bright yellow-orange light at the base
Tazewell · TN, USA
Was driving down the main highway, just passed a local pizza place (PIZZA PLUS) and I looked into the sky and there was a green glowing
Jonesborough · TN, USA
Flashing, non moving red, blue and white lights.
Loudon · TN, USA
Flashing Blue light in night sky lasting for hours. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius in the SE sky? PD))
Cleveland (SE section) · TN, USA
White flashing lights pulsing around the sky and Red flashing crafts also SE Tennessee
Arlington · TN, USA
6 round orange lights seen in southwestern sky in west Tennessee
Henderson · TN, USA
3 red orange shimmering spheres. Vertical in sky, about 2000 ft altitude
Nashville · TN, USA
Ominous, dark-clouded sky was a perfect setting for UFO to pass - Downtown Nashville, TN.
Nashville · TN, USA
dramatic clouds suddenly fill sky, ufo accidentally captured in picture
Nashville · TN, USA
Triangle shaped object with yellowish/orange lights flying over middle TN around midnight
Soddy Daisy/Hixson · TN, USA
Multiple UFO's spotted.
Soddy Daisy · TN, USA
Multiple craft sighting.
Mt. Juliet · TN, USA
A rumbling sound that shook the ground and building, sounding like a rocket engine, lasting 2-3 minutes, 5 minutes later the sound star
Hendersonville · TN, USA
Saw an elongated tear drop large glowing light with green and blue off tail and slight on edges of back half going down like a plane of
Brentwood · TN, USA
Green teardrop light falling fr the sky 11/19/15
Franklin · TN, USA
Flying bright triangular object hovering over neighborhood
Signal Mountain · TN, USA
Small bright green light "fell" from the sky north of Chattanooga, TN.
Pulaski · TN, USA
Big slow moving bright white lit up triangular obj. with flashing red lights at the top and bottom of obj.((NUFORC Note: Sirius? PD))
Greeneville · TN, USA
Playing with kids in backyard and seen 2 objects in the sky that blinked off.
Crossville · TN, USA
5 orange red objects flew by and 3 made a triangle formation, while 2 flew ahead of the last 3
Memphis · TN, USA
I was just outside chilling when I saw a triangular aircraft flying among the clouds. It had 3 white lights, one on each corner, and on
Lewisburg · TN, USA
Red glowing orb was in southern sky and went slightly west, turned white and then quickly faded into nothing.
Rockwood · TN, USA
Long white cylinder shaped object seen over East Tennesee at 10pm on 10-29-15.
Columbia · TN, USA
4 lights in square formation in Columbia, TN.
Columbia · TN, USA
My daughter and I were paced by a formation of craft for about ten miles.