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)
Chattanooga · TN, USA
My brother and I were out playing basketball and then took a break. As I leaned against a pole, i looked into the sky and saw a really
Church Hill · TN, USA
Explosion in the air.
Knoxville · TN, USA
2 white objects traveled a long distance faster than any plane could have done.
Jackson · TN, USA
Sphere of light traveling in opposite direction disappear before near certain collison
Cleveland · TN, USA
I went back to bed.
Chattanooga · TN, USA
I am a TV Meteorologist in CHattanooga, and I received a number of calls about the aurora borealis..This is rare in this part of the wo
Jellico · TN, USA
taking pictures ,found object on a picture when we got home .
Memphis · TN, USA
A formation of 3 objects in a straight line, unmoving, occasionally changing color.
Smyrna · TN, USA
A large, spherical object slowly descended through the sky in a diagonal until it disappeared behind the tree line. It glowed in a bri
Memphis · TN, USA
We saw crafts that shot some kind of beam at each other in the air.
Dickson · TN, USA
Waiting at a stop light i saw a jet in the distance.I was looking at it's trail when i saw a large tube shaped object floating in the s
Lake City (sighting/50 miles north of) · TN, USA
Our car was stopped in traffic, TN, so-bound I-75, approx 00:30. We saw a tour-bus size, triangle covered in blue lights, pass low over
Union City · TN, USA
me and a friend were target shooting and saw saw this thing in the sky
Knoxville · TN, USA
2 Cigar shaped ships flying over Knoxville TN
Brentwood · TN, USA
Saucer shaped craft,that faded in out of view 3 times.
Sevierville · TN, USA
i walked outside to get something from the car.an oval shape custer of lights flying really low was flying west,north-west very slowly.
Christiana · TN, USA
I witnessed a elongated, triangular shaped object glide/float across a nearly full moon.
Memphis · TN, USA
An arc-shaped object, moving at possibly a high rate of speed, was seen moving from overhead to south. The object was almost invisible,
Manchester · TN, USA
At around 04:00hrs while stopping a traffic violator the complete southern sky lit up bright blue. This event illuminated the entire ar
Knoxville · TN, USA
Green fireball falling from sky
Spring Hill · TN, USA
ONE LEAD - FOUR MIDDLE - TWO BACK. DIAMOND SHAPE FOLLOWING A WATER LIKE WAVE. DARK BROWN TO A ORANGE GOLD COLOR
Milton · TN, USA
The object appeared to be a very large star. From underneath it appeared to be triangular with lights around the base with a vapor trai
Nashville · TN, USA
Viewed a UFO through bedroom window on Christmas Eve, as its bright lights woke me up; kept me awake for over an hour as it moved slowl
McMinnville · TN, USA
JUST PAST MIDNIGHT I LOOKED OUT MY LIVING ROOM WINDOW AND SAW A LOW FLYING FLASHING LIGHT GOING EAST ONLY ABOUT 150' TO 200' OFF THE GR
Jackson · TN, USA
heading eastbound I-40 about 2 miles west of Jackson and saw a red light that I thought was a meteorite, red in color. It came half way