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)
Knoxville · TN, USA
Two bright strobing lights were stationary and just blinking wildly until they seemed to dim out and fade away very fast.
Sevierville · TN, USA
Triangle visible with Night Vision only.
Powell · TN, USA
Triangular object observed hovering east of Powell traveling from northeast then turning southeast.
Jasper · TN, USA
Was own way to work and seen hovering triangle above trees in a field. No sound and had 2 red and 1 green flashing lights. Turned aroun
Franklin · TN, USA
A white object moving in multiple directions which I recorded.
Knoxville · TN, USA
I was driving down Westland dr at around 10:45 on my way home from work when I saw a extremely bright singular light in the sky above m
Clarksville · TN, USA
Sphere of light quickly speeds away, illuminated and disappears
Farragut · TN, USA
We saw a boat like object speed off towards a very shallow cove and lift up and vanish behind trees. We looked for it and saw nothing.
Memphis · TN, USA
Silent orb of light, roughly the same size of a helicopter.
Knoxville · TN, USA
I was driving on Kingston Pike near Cedar Bluff and saw a Triangular object hovering very close in sky with red and green bright lights
Tiptonville · TN, USA
They went passed the rv up about 200 feet in the air in formation like birds would but it was not birds they where to orginized stayed
Franklin · TN, USA
Triangular Orbs
Crossville · TN, USA
We were heading down seventy when we looked over to the left before stockyard and we seen a huge silver/metallic round object.. It was
Knoxville · TN, USA
Seen 2 odd lights moving from the west heading east. When it became aligned with my location it was extremely clear as a triangle rear
Greenbrier · TN, USA
Star moving in odd directions
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
I was sitting outside and spotted straight ahead and upside-down triangle formation of 3 lights, moving in unison. Looked to be like h
Kingsport · TN, USA
Single light, moving across the sky in blinking and swaying motion.
Manchester · TN, USA
One bright shiny silver/white tic tac shaped craft was slowly moving in a straight line then began to descend downward during at which
Knoxville · TN, USA
Standing outside, seen an light anomaly.
Clarksville · TN, USA
MADAR Node 138
Clarksville · TN, USA
Witnessed 2 black triangle shaped craft fly directly overhead, silently appeared to be 300' up and slow moving in staggered formation.
Lewisburg · TN, USA
It was a triangle shaped object and had lights all over it that changes colors moving slowly across the sky then disappeared. There wer
Clarksville · TN, USA
MADAR Node 138
Knoxville · TN, USA
Something spotted over cathedral
Clarksville · TN, USA
MADAR Node 138