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)
Church Hill · TN, USA
I saw a light in the sky that dissaperd then reapperd sevaral times emmitng smaller blue particals.
Nashville · TN, USA
The object was two planes length away from our plane and moved very slowly in front of the plane. It was very flat.
Milan · TN, USA
Large chrome sphere shaped craft seen in Tennessee
Signal Mtn. · TN, USA
It dissapeard and reapeard and somehow set off alarms.
Ridgetop · TN, USA
A Green light over city was reported to be a fire on next day newspaper.
Johnson City · TN, USA
Very bright object in sky.
Knoxville/Alcoa · TN, USA
Shallow Boomerang sighted in E. TN.
Memphis · TN, USA
Huge disk seen hovering dead still in sky with 6 white lights on bottom and rotating red lights, Memphis, TN
Soddy Daisy · TN, USA
light moving in eliptical pattern, with sudden increase in intensity and disappearance
Nashville · TN, USA
Lightning fast light shoots and disappears in Nashville sky.
Fayettville · TN, USA
Green fireball shoots across the sky in southern TN
Johnson City · TN, USA
Stingray shaped object spotted
Bulls Gap · TN, USA
Object seen on hunting trip.
Coopertown · TN, USA
there were three sets of clear bright lights,with a small faint red light in the center of each one. One set of lights was ahead of the
Kingsport · TN, USA
Cigar shaped and bright white
Talbott · TN, USA
A circular object near a large airliner going on the same course.
Mt. Juliet · TN, USA
large craft that moved 1-5 miles a hr. for 15 to 25 mins over the nashville area
Clarksville · TN, USA
thought i was looking at laser light show in heavy cloud cover and then it started moving away down the road like craft of some kind.
Nashville · TN, USA
Pilot sees a Circular object hover and then goes to speed in one second, goes half mile and hovers again.
Sevierville · TN, USA
Three lights in triangle shape hoover over houses, makes no sounds and flees as we begin to investigate
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
At first we thought it was lighting, when 4 rapid bursts of light went off, but they illuminated a LARGE saucer style craft- very shine
Maryville · TN, USA
AUG 1989
Rogersville · TN, USA
Red light in sky Moving Quickly and Disappeared.
Morristown · TN, USA
MUFON report /Trucker reports hovering triangle over Interstate
Memphis · TN, USA
Pure machine- If it was ours it will be on Memphis approach radar or be given clearance to enter TCA for MEM.