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
Afternoon sighting.
Franklin · TN, USA
It looked like it was over Spring Hill. Red and green flashing lights, stationary. ((NUFORC Note: Star? PD)) ((anonymous report))
Chattanooga · TN, USA
Two triangle objects, one hovering for long period with second coming back in and out, then traveling out together.
Jackson · TN, USA
Black triangular aircraft with 3 lights hovering above hotel roof.
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
Looked like A Star low in the night sky hovering, no sound, then moving, stopping and moving again very fast.
Kingsport · TN, USA
Bright light appeared, flashed several times rotated ,disappeared , reappeared then rapid acceleration and gone
Stoney Creek · TN, USA
((HOAX??)) It was round blinking lights all colors red pink green all colors Slightly moving over time. ((anonymous report))
Munford · TN, USA
Notice a slow moving light in the E sky yesterday at 5:30am about 30 degrees up. ((anonymous report))
Pigeon Forge · TN, USA
I saw a red & green "flash" hovering in the sky near Dollywood. ((anonymous report))
Dayton · TN, USA
Apparently two round objects conjoined or one object comprised of two parts.
Knoxville · TN, USA
Orange light passing over Knoxville at 20:50, Sept 24.
Antioch · TN, USA
Blue triangle. ((anonymous report))
Elizabethton · TN, USA
Very bright and large orange star-like object moving at a steady pace NE bound.
Mayland · TN, USA
Two Metal looking triangle objects in plain daylight.
Elizabethton · TN, USA
Seen multiple lights, most to the north/northeast above the tree/mountain lines. I saw one split and multiple moving around. I'm orderi
Harrogate · TN, USA
Glowing disc on the 29th, and then since the 1st, I've experienced multiple sightings of orbs. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly stars?? PD))
Kingsport · TN, USA
A large star like object was moving in strange ways unlike anything I've ever seen. It changed colors and was flashing sometimes a redd
Knoxville · TN, USA
White Flashing Light in the Sky Not An Airplane. ((anonymous report))
Old Hickory · TN, USA
Pulsing stationary light high in the sky.
Cottontown · TN, USA
Brilliant white flashes of light in the sky observed by family of 5 in Middle Tennessee
Clarksville · TN, USA
Light flashing in sky.
Clarksville · TN, USA
Flashing light in sky.
Cleveland · TN, USA
What caught my attention first was it looked like a twinkling star but colorful.It had mostly a red light and sometimes a green lig
Lefayette · TN, USA
During the last eclipse, I was taking photos of sun and chem trails in sky ,captured on photo a sphere silver object watching me from t
Nashville · TN, USA
This craft was not i ed today at towards the end of the eclipse noticed shadow moving across sky like it was cloaked but I could see it