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)
Lawrenceburg · TN, USA
Large white ball, very high in sky, moved very fast, light beam downward to ground, went over my home then light went out which made is
Whitwell · TN, USA
Pale disk.
Soddy Daisy · TN, USA
My mom and I saw a giant triangle with lights on it fly over our house while we were outside.
Savannah · TN, USA
I'm standing there with a spotlight and I see a red object way up in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Jackson · TN, USA
Cresent moon shaped row of solid white lights gliding acros the sky in a northern direction for about 10 sec.
Knoxville · TN, USA
ball of light flying over Farragut/West Knoxville
Munford · TN, USA
Large hoovering craft that disappeared
Unionville · TN, USA
Star exhibits unusally fast and erratic movements in the eastern sky.
Smryna · TN, USA
Two Ufo's seen leaving the parking lot and then one hoovering over houses.
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
3 bright objects in the sky and one of them darted quickly upward for 45 minutes as if it were climbing higher and higher in the sky
Cordova · TN, USA
Silent grey triangular shaped craft sighted moving slowly above a quiet neighborhood
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
12 to 15 orange fiery object over Murfreesboro, TN
Alamo · TN, USA
Yellow to Red lights floating in formation over Alamo, TN.
Nashville · TN, USA
Fireballs over East Nashville, TN
Nashville · TN, USA
Orange/Yellow fireball or flame inside round shape spotted in East Nashville traveling in steady pace.
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
Light, blinking, hovering,
Smyrna · TN, USA
Yellow Dot, 200 mph, Dissapearing after a minute.
Nashville · TN, USA
A crazy. Red object appeared spinning around about a football field away very bright loud high pitch noice it hurt my ears
Nashville · TN, USA
It was a blue glowing orb made from a membrane material that looked like it had an embro inside it
Gallatin · TN, USA
Found strange object in the ground that took off.
Nashville · TN, USA
First Military Planes, Then Comes The UFO.
Hermitage · TN, USA
Orange Glowing Light.
Hampton · TN, USA
3 witness of cigar shaped ufo in Northeast TN, Feb 19, 2011.
Jackson · TN, USA
Cylinder Shaped UFO over Jackson TN
Knoxville · TN, USA
Large, spherical, solid black craft emitting a blue beam, followed by black helicopters.