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)
Brentwood · TN, USA
Brilliant Orange Fireball
Smithville/Sink Creek · TN, USA
smithville /sink creek ufo hotbed
Dandridge · TN, USA
Watched red light grow large then disappear when I was getting into my car. Reappeared in front of me while driving, I pulled over and
Nashville · TN, USA
it was something moving slowly and high in the ski. not a plane or a helicopter but something.
Nashville · TN, USA
silver cigar shape
Nashville · TN, USA
fiery object looking like craft in movie "it came from outer space" or comet-like with fiery tail observed traveling in nw direction fr
LaVergne · TN, USA
Strange satellite behavior observed over Tennessee.
Johnson City · TN, USA
this is getting odd.
Shelbyville · TN, USA
Spotted a luminous blue oval-shaped object traveling in a S to N direction. Object appeared to have a red glowing ring surrounded by a
Rogerville · TN, USA
ONE LIGHT IN SKY COMING OVER HILLTOP STOPS THEN SPLITS IN TO TWO LIGHT SIDEBY SIDE THEN IN A SPLIT SECONT ONE ON TOP AND ONE ON BOTTOM
Franklin · TN, USA
large triangle UFO in Franklin TN
Bristol · TN, USA
Brilliant white light over Bristol, TN traveling at super speed, then cutting a 45 degree angle then phasing out of sight.
Lenior City · TN, USA
I was getting ready to go to bed at approximately 11:00 p.m. and noticed a bright white light in the sky surrounded by a fiery colored
McEwen · TN, USA
The object moved across the sky in a southern direction at a very high rate of speed. About 20 min. later, the object was then being p
Memphis · TN, USA
Daylight observation of a pin-point of light in western sky
Memphis · TN, USA
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Memphis · TN, USA
Object traveled across sky at high speed into a small cloud and did not emerge.
Memphis (Century Arbor apartments) · TN, USA
Fiance and I both witnessed separate events where lights began streaking over the skies above our apartment. moving at rapid speed, ch
Fairview · TN, USA
Very bright light (we thought it was a planet) upper left of moon that just disappeared
Nashville · TN, USA
Iwas driving south from Nashville on Nolensville Rd at 9:30 p.m. Lights to my right (west) just off the road caught my eye. This area
Union City · TN, USA
at first we thought it was a star,but it was moving in a downward direction and it was slowly changing color from white to red and blue
Murfeesboro · TN, USA
it started out as 2 lights with a body then it had 3 lights and lost its body.it then gaind 1 more light then the light went out the it
Oak Ridge · TN, USA
i looked up because something caught my eye.looking in an easterly direction i saw a glowing green oval object.it hovered for a moment
Piney (Lawrence County (rural) ) · TN, USA
hovering light, no sound, exited at very high rate of speed
Nashville · TN, USA
Pure pulsating light, moved strangely in the sky, best described is like the minute hand on a clock, you can't see it move but you know