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
Two bright red lights appeared from the west on a clear cold Thursday night just a couple of miles from my home.
McMinnville · TN, USA
Blinding white light and loud boom - thought it to be thnder/lightning, but no other flashes/rumbles were heard before/after occurrence
Unionville · TN, USA
Huge red cone shape glowing.
Talbott · TN, USA
Noticed two objects standing in the sky and flashing red and green lights quickly.
Spring Hill · TN, USA
Traveling light to the south viewed from middle Tennessee near Nashville.
Memphis · TN, USA
As I stood outside on the telephone, I noticed something in the sky which at first seemed to look like a flock of birds. It seemed to
Nashville · TN, USA
We noticed about twenty lights outlining a triangular shaped objects, suddenly, the lights all disappeared at once.
Pigeon Forge · TN, USA
Balls of fire.
Cleveland · TN, USA
At 7:00pm we saw five reddish orange spheres moving slowly across the sky. When we first saw them they were in a straight line.
Nashville · TN, USA
Was a cloudy night, hovering low amongst clouds saw large lighted object with a red light atop (moving clockwise atop the craft).
Knoxville · TN, USA
Approx. 7-8 orange orbs flew in arc above Knoxville, Tennessee, 11/1/2013
Pigeon Forge · TN, USA
3 Red Orange Objects with strange movements
Morristown · TN, USA
On November 3rd, 2013 between 6:45am and 7:30am, three coworkers and I went outside to the parking lot of the business I was employed a
Burns · TN, USA
2 orange balls of light.
Ten Mile · TN, USA
Large light appeared over Watts Bar Lake.Light got bigger and become vertical oblong.Light was stationary for 3 minutes. Then s
Clarksville · TN, USA
Changing shape, well lit type of slow moving aircraft.
Clarksville · TN, USA
Blue/Red cigar shaped object with three lights hovering in southern sky for 5 minutes
Franklin · TN, USA
It looked like an orange moon setting above the tree line & it slowly descended down into the trees. I've been seeing this same thing
Antioch · TN, USA
Red and blue sphere connected to brightly lit, hovering craft in Nashville
Nashville · TN, USA
3 triangled crafts eastern Nashville, TN. red/orange/yellow lights.
Covington · TN, USA
Bright red/blue/red lights at mid-point in sky, lights in a vertical formation. No sound. Moving very slowly in western direction.
Nashville · TN, USA
Nashville Sunday/Monday Morning Triangle UFO.
Franklin · TN, USA
Diamond shaped bright light stationary over Franklin TN.
Old Hickory · TN, USA
Orangle lights sightings taking triangle shape and being sent from a white orb like object in the sky.
Knoxville · TN, USA
Four redish pink balls of light traveling very slow in a straight line then turned to east and disappeared.