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)
Lebanon · TN, USA
blue lights on bottom of fast moving silent object
Ooltewah · TN, USA
brillant lights an some think am afraid to say
Fairview · TN, USA
Multiple star like high altitude objects over middle TN.
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
Was Round bubble shape then moved alot almost like a firework then moved like strafed back and forth then went straight at a blink eye
Springfield · TN, USA
circle object that flew in arch then disappeared
Nashville · TN, USA
It was a sphere lit up about 500 feet away over an interstate by a dam in the local hermitage area.
Jonesborough · TN, USA
Low flying, triangular UFO with lights over Jonesborough Tennessee
Gatlinburg · TN, USA
Took Picture of an object over Gatlinburg Tn possiably UFO
College Grove · TN, USA
bright object appearing to be about the luminosity and size of Venus. ((NUFORC Note: Overflight of ISS. PD))
Savannah · TN, USA
Triangle spotted over Savannah, TN.
Cookeville · TN, USA
Bright white star like object scene in daylight over Cookeville, TN for extended time. ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet?? PD))
Greeneville · TN, USA
A weird star shape object floated and twirled in the night.
Savannah · TN, USA
((HOAX??)) long shiny grey ship moving very fast! ((NUFORC Note: Report from student. PD))
Talbott · TN, USA
I saw a flashing greenish yellow light traveling from SE to NW at what appeared to be a high rate of speed.
Memphis · TN, USA
Green disk
Johnson City · TN, USA
Strange object in the night sky over Johnson City, Tennessee
Memphis · TN, USA
At aprox. 8:20pm I saw a craft in the sky slowly moving from the east to the west. The craft stoped and rotated and other lights were v
Clifton · TN, USA
Flashing Lights, Multi-color. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a sighting of Sirius? Just a guess. PD))
Knoxville · TN, USA
Disc-shaped object spotted seen about 15:00 hrs. for a duration of about 4 minutes.
Savannah · TN, USA
Triangle shaped UFO flying over West/Middle TN
Kimball · TN, USA
2 object very close together and very bright with color beams of lights
Goodlettsville · TN, USA
I observed two bright white round objects in a clear blue sky at l:36 P.M. side by side, and one sped off hortizontally from the other
Gallatin · TN, USA
gallatin tennessee, several crafts seen over past 6 months.
Nashville · TN, USA
On March 7, 2007, we observed a chrome cigar-shaped craft.
Hixson · TN, USA
I was smoking a cigarette on my front porch at approximatley 2 pm. I observed a jet plane flying to the west with the beautiful tail t