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)
Antioch · TN, USA
In Nashville, TN, on August 21 during the full eclipse I saw what I believe to be a UFO. Everybody around me said yeah right that'
Hendersonville · TN, USA
Object noticed in eclipse photos.
Knoxville · TN, USA
Approx. 02:30 a.m., saw a green fireball, with a bright yellowish-center, and a white tail, falling diagonally. ((anonymous report))
Morristown · TN, USA
Every Fourth of July, my family and I set off fireworks. During this time, we always see this strange orb in the sky that moves sort of
Decaturville · TN, USA
((NUFORC Note: Bogus report? No information, and date is flawed. Source remains anonymous. PD))
Oak Ridge · TN, USA
Bright green light ball flying circular, oval in shape flew over my house tonight and above trees.
Greenbrier · TN, USA
Oval white craft, moving at 500-600mph in daylight.
Chattanooga · TN, USA
2 oval craft with white, green blinking lights.
Greenbrier · TN, USA
Glowing white disk above Greenbrier TN
Nashville · TN, USA
Bright, irregular, flashes across the night sky similar to alien Iridium flare.
Atoka · TN, USA
Slow moving white light low in the sky, then disappears
Rutledge · TN, USA
Huge beam of light in night sky from horizon to horizon with perfectly straight edges.
Rutledge · TN, USA
Amber orb witnessed adjacent to huge beam of light spanning the night sky.
Lenoir City · TN, USA
2 orbs traveling side by side under dense cloud coverage 4:09 am.
Sevierville · TN, USA
My wife and I were sitting on the porch when I thought I witnessed a shooting star. But as I watched, I began to note out of the norm c
Tazewell · TN, USA
I heard a really loud noise, I was at my parent's house and was puppy sitting. I went outside to feed the cats again. I thought it was
Hendersonville · TN, USA
Very bright non-flashing red light traveling from north to south -----
Kingsport · TN, USA
Large UFO in night sky.
Memphis · TN, USA
It was about 1 a.m., I was standing outside smoking a cigarette with two friends and looked up to see a bright, orange/red-ish, glowing
Millington · TN, USA
Is this goverment related? ((anonymous report))
Cookeville · TN, USA
On going intermittent object activity. ((anonymous report))
Jonesborough · TN, USA
Heard popping sound.. then looking up, saw glowing ball above cigar shaped object.
Memphis · TN, USA
Round glowing bulbs dims gets supper bright disappears leaving one. Them come the jets circling th bulb really scared us.
Pigeon Forge · TN, USA
Fireball? Over East Tennessee on April 12, 2017.
Benton · TN, USA
Triangle shaped aircraft with red lights landed in field near home.when went to see what it was it lifted into the air and made a circl