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)
Hixson · TN, USA
Comet looking object. Probably a Centaur rocket fuel dump. ((NUFORC Note: Missile venting fuel in space. PD))
Bell Buckle · TN, USA
High-flying light that grew brighter, then dimmer, showing a blinking red light.
Chattanooga · TN, USA
6 Diamond shaped objects over Chattanooga, TN
Memphis · TN, USA
Four bright orange lights in a perfect square that was slowly drifting before separating and disappearing.
White Bluff · TN, USA
2 silent objects moving in a north east direction over White Bluff, TN in the early am. ((NUFORC Note: ISS and Space Shuttle. PD))
Bartlett · TN, USA
"V" shaped ufo over Memphis.
Bell Buckle · TN, USA
Crash cover up?
Tennessee Ridge · TN, USA
star like object blinking red, green, and white, mostly stationary then moving away ((NUFORC Note: Venus, or twinkling star?? PD))
Crossville · TN, USA
Large green circular orb with coinciding power outage.
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
A zig-zagging light in the sky last night made my sister cry.
Hendersonvlle · TN, USA
large triangular object flying low along the side of the street above the Jack in the Box when we noticed it. I had first joked to my
Kingsport · TN, USA
A bright silver circle shaped object that made a u-turn in the shape of a J ,went out of sight to the south of my home
Nashville · TN, USA
formation of 5-6 Ufos fly directly over Nashville.
Hendersonville · TN, USA
Objects over Hendersonville, TN
Knoxville · TN, USA
Ball of Light over Knoxville,TN Fell from the Sky!
Nashville · TN, USA
Large white/green ball trailing green crap behind it close to green hills in Nashville. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
Bright Fiery unknown object
Algood · TN, USA
Algood TN oval craft over car no sound and burns us like a sunburn helicopter chasing
Greeneville · TN, USA
STRANGE LIGHTS
Memphis · TN, USA
bright ball of white light falling in western sky
Weber City (VA; closest town) · TN, USA
4 witnesses watch lit object w/directional flight, hovering, backward movement. Sighting approx. 3 minutes; return path 1 1/2 hr. later
Covington · TN, USA
lookin north debre fell from west to east space junk i guess
Franklin · TN, USA
Black Triangle or dark colored unidentified object south of Nashville at dusk
Elizabethton · TN, USA
9-26-07 @ 06:00am a triangle shape object with lite orange lights all around it . stay about 50 seconds,and left. Silent.
Johnson City · TN, USA
bright light being chased by planes