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)
Bulls Gap · TN, USA
Late in the evening on the 8th I saw 2 objects west slightly south west I saw 2 objects in the sky being chased by 2 jets.
Soddy Daisy · TN, USA
Bright sphere seen over Sequoia Nuclear plant in Soddy Daisy TN
Soddy Daisy · TN, USA
We saw a round object hover about 200 feet above the cooling towers of the Sequoia Nuclear facility. The object emitted a soft white gl
I-81 (northbound between mile marker 34 to 38 aprox.) · TN, USA
UFO hovered over my vehicle while traveling on I-81 , late at night.
Cottontown · TN, USA
Many shooting stars spotted
Millington · TN, USA
Well on that night i was sitting at home when my dad called me from his car on his way home from work.He told me that i should go outsi
Joelton (Near; I-24) · TN, USA
One Object, sighted in the southern sky, launched an object with running lights like a plane, turned 180 degrees, and morphed.
Knoxville · TN, USA
OBSERVED 4 LIGHTS, HIGH ALTITUDE, SUPER-FAST, TRAVELING STRAIGHT ACROSS THE SKY IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS
Morristown · TN, USA
Had three lights alternating between red, green, and blue. Changed shape from saucered to triangular. ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))
Hampton · TN, USA
A Triangle shape Reflection, appearing as watery glass
Columbia · TN, USA
Greenish-blue fireball at approx. 45 degree angle, moving east to west, first observed at highest point approx.one o'clock position, mo
Delano · TN, USA
I came home from work one night and I seen a bright fire like ball go across the top ofthe mountain and it was going fast then it stopp
Mount Carmel · TN, USA
Bright shiny object splits in two and disappears above horizon.
Knoxville · TN, USA
metallic cylinder hovering above city.
Germantown · TN, USA
I saw a white light move from left to right, back to the left then it dissapered.
Columbia · TN, USA
U-shaped formation of orange gold lights travelling south at high speed.
Newport · TN, USA
While traveling East on I40, between Newport, Tn. and Ashville, Nc. I saw an object streak across the sky. The weather was clear. The s
Nashville · TN, USA
8 rocket pay load for emissary sen. J. glenn sts-95 ((NUFORC Note: Nature of report is unclear to us. PD))
Memphis · TN, USA
Approx. it was 5:41 in the morning and I was driving down this road called farm road and all of a sudden, I see this flash and it went
Lenoir City · TN, USA
I was riding in a boat and noticed a very bright pair of lights at about 30 degrees above the horizon I turned to ask my wife if she sa
McMinnville · TN, USA
I was walking home one night at about 8 o'clock and something green and oval in the sky caught my attention.It was just hovering in one
Chapel Hill · TN, USA
I never knew there was a way of reporting this without being exposed or ridiculed. On the approximate date at roughly the time indicat
Memphis · TN, USA
Between 4-6 dim, orange lights, traveling NNW-SSE. Straight line travel, no noise.
Cleveland · TN, USA
The house is a small two story, 25 yards from the Cleveland Hardwick airport in Cleveland Tennessee. The airport beacon would shine in
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
while traveling south on I 24 @ 10 miles north of murfreesboro I saw three round silvery bright objects in an equilateral triangle. The