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)
Medina · TN, USA
Vibrant green and white lights, cylindrical shaped object, fell straight down approximately 500 feet.
Sneedville · TN, USA
Large round bright white light moved away and upward for 1-1.5 min before completely disappearing.
Erwin · TN, USA
Crescent shaped formation of bright flickering white lights.
Maryville · TN, USA
Huge circular bright light.
Spring Hill · TN, USA
A cluster of lights- about 30 lights piled together slowly moving across the sky. Not like airplane lig
Nashville · TN, USA
Two bright star-ish lights moving parallel over Nashville sky.
Nashville · TN, USA
Three bright orange lights seen flying low over east Nashville.
Greeneville · TN, USA
Silver metallic craft.
Franklin · TN, USA
Pulsating red light in the western sky about 30 degrees above horizon, moving slowly, then disappears.
Nashville · TN, USA
Cigar shaped bright fluorescent light over nashville
Clarksville · TN, USA
Blue and Red color changing light Strange movements inconsistent with Conventional A/C
Dandridge · TN, USA
Large ball of yellow light making erratic movements, disappears.
Hermitage · TN, USA
Red pulsating light "bouncing" while ascending over Nashville area.
Lakeland · TN, USA
Light seen makes a turn and disappears.
Goodlettsville · TN, USA
As many as forty bright red and yellow lights hover in the sky moving slowly and independently before fading away.
Loudon · TN, USA
A flame like object moving at a good speed in a clear pattern.
Hendersonville · TN, USA
Four fireballs seen in the night sky
Gallatin · TN, USA
Circular objects, bright, reflective, appearing then vanishing.
Clarksville · TN, USA
Green fireball like object shooting across the sky towards the ground.
Nashville · TN, USA
Round from the distance/slowly changing colors and hovering.
Talbot · TN, USA
Cigar shaped object stationary at low altitude.
Nashville · TN, USA
Triangle/ three lights/ silent/ lights went out one at a time until you didn't see it.
Gallatin · TN, USA
Two black square-ish translucent objects seen on 109 over gallatin skies. One was still the other was weaving then vanished.
Kingsport · TN, USA
I saw the disk shaped object in Tennessee also
Memphis · TN, USA
Metallic forest green with a dark circle around the middle. Seemed to be hovering and looked like a Weber grill without the legs.