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)
Memphis · TN, USA
A chevron shaped object with red circular lights underneath flew ever so smoothly and quietly in the sky.
Ripley · TN, USA
Saw triangle shape, 3 dim lights, moving very fast,no sound, visable only with aid…
Morristown · TN, USA
Disks with white and red flashing lights
Sevierville · TN, USA
Strange orange fireball over Sevierville TN, just vanishes.
Rockvale · TN, USA
I looked up at the the sky above me and saw a silver disc shaped object hover above me and then take off
Covington · TN, USA
I saw a rectangular shaped craft made up of bright fuchsia lights appear out of nowhere before it went out of sight.
Cleveland · TN, USA
Rhythmically moving point of light slowly crossing the northern sky near Chattanooga
Hendersonville · TN, USA
Circular dot hovering daily.
Deer Lodge · TN, USA
A cigar shape object with no sound or light flying at a high speed
Kingsport · TN, USA
Today at about 23:09 Eastern Standert Time I saw a red, flashing triangle of lights. The triangle was East South East and moved to the
Athens · TN, USA
Amazing bright light that slowly moved a crossed the sky stopped then went back the way it came.
Smyrna · TN, USA
Stationary light looked like a star or planet moved across the sky and turned into what looked like a cigar shaped craft
Tullahoma · TN, USA
While fishing on Normandy Lake in Tullahom Tn, my son and I noticed something glowing in the sky high above us. We turned off our blac
Apison · TN, USA
Spotted one object that looked like a bright star in the clear night sky. It was moving N and then took a slight left heading NW. Objec
Kingsport · TN, USA
Soccer ball sized fireball travels horizontally over government property; then zig zags and disappears.
Memphis · TN, USA
Extremely reflective cylinder shaped object hovering then completely disappeared.
Antioch · TN, USA
Star like object grows in brightness then fades away. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a sighting of an Iridium satellite. PD))
Knoxville · TN, USA
Gray floating objects. One with reddish glow below.
Bristol · TN, USA
Strange black shadow that blocked the moon along with weird rush of wind.
Shelbyville · TN, USA
Erratic dim, and bright oval objects, moving across sky.
Oneida · TN, USA
Scott County UFO
Knoxville · TN, USA
Orange lights in triangular formation.
Knoxville · TN, USA
May,11, 12 A cluster of lights were observed in the south sky over I75 at 22hundred hour traveling north
Knoxville · TN, USA
Cresent formation of 11 lights seen over I75 outside of Knoxville Th on May 11,2012 at 22hundred hr
Johnson City · TN, USA
2, 3, then 4 red lights that stayed stationary, moved in and out and towards each other, at one point seemed very close.