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)
Nashville · TN, USA
I observed 4 bright orange objects flying in a straight line in a southerly direction. They appeared to be glowing as if on fire but l
Powell · TN, USA
Large orbs seen over toxic waste dump site in Powell, TN.
Portland · TN, USA
2 brilliant lights.
Lancing · TN, USA
I saw a diamond shaped object with two bright lights that hovered in the air, with no sound, even during movement.
Farragut · TN, USA
Bright light over Farragut. ((NUFORC Note: We susect a sighting of Venus. PD))
Johnson City · TN, USA
Small, low flying, fast aircraft with bright lights. ((anonymous report))
Hixson · TN, USA
V-shaped lights hovered still, disappeared, then took off.
Christiana · TN, USA
Driving south of Murfreesboro, we saw a bright light behind light clouds. Soon joined with another large light and two smaller ones. Th
Jackson · TN, USA
Lights over Jackson, Tennessee.
Dandridge · TN, USA
This was the first of two times this has been seen. Around 10 p.m. I was sitting on my porch smoking a cigarette watching the stars. Wh
Jonesborough · TN, USA
I saw a round vessel with individual white litghts around it about 8 miles away and 100 Ft in the sky that stood still for 30 minutes
Gordonsville · TN, USA
Huge neon green, brightly glowing ball of light.
Lake Tanis · TN, USA
Two blinking red lights stayed equal distance apart, one followed the other directly in line.
Andersonville · TN, USA
Light Green rectangle appears for 4 second then flashes red lights in two spots on the front two corners twice then vanishes.
Maryville · TN, USA
A small reddish light going faster then a plane in Maryville , TN.I was laying in bed about to goto sleep when I looked up out the
Clarksville · TN, USA
Very low (less than 700') flying triangular shape craft with three distinct lights with one being red/orange. ((anonymous report))
Elizabethton · TN, USA
Cluster of lights probably thousands it started very low directly above street lights and floated up up into the sky until we couldn't
Nashville · TN, USA
There was a bright light in the sky that had red and blue and green lights blinking. ((NUFORC Note: "Twinkling" star? PD))
Charleston · TN, USA
6* craft flying in formation..for a second... then appeared to move slightly out of formation and veer to the left...and we're gone out
Waverly · TN, USA
I just walked out side on this beautiful clear night with stars but no moon. Noticed a dancing light in the sky due EAST .. The shape a
Bristol · TN, USA
Orange comet shaped fireball changing into just fireball rapidly climbing. Sighted near Bristol Motor Speedway.
Millington · TN, USA
((HOAX??)) Driving, noticed glowing craft in sky.
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
Cluster of approximately 100 twinkling lights moving slowly across the sky in formation.
Gatlinburg · TN, USA
I couldn't sleep, so I went look at the stars. I saw a triangle shaped object with one/two lights. I am the only one awake at this tim
Johnson City · TN, USA
Triangle with 3 lights plus a red light.