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)
Madisonville · TN, USA
12/21/2012 Madisonville, TN. Unknown. All night Dec 21 - 22 Yellowish white, and blueish white.
Johnson City · TN, USA
I've never seen circles in the night sky like this before
Medina · TN, USA
Bright, fast moving white light with red/orange pulsating edges moving over Medina Tennessee.
Bristol · TN, USA
Silver, flying object with several green lights hovering slowly over the highway.
Knoxville · TN, USA
Orange flickering light in sky
Hixson · TN, USA
Bright object seen manuvering in night sky; bright white light changed to orange glow, then disappeared
Knoxville · TN, USA
7 orange orbs flew across the sky one at a time in the same path, appeared out of nowhere, and faded away.
Chattanooga · TN, USA
Four family members witnessed some 14-18 bright yellow/orange lights move slowly over city
Chattanooga · TN, USA
Four glowing orange orbs float over the city
Thompson's Station · TN, USA
Distant point of light zig-zags, hovers and then moves rapidly across sky
Mt. Juliet · TN, USA
Bright red lights appeared one right after the other as if in a line moving slowly. One of the lights break line and shoots up at speed
Manchester · TN, USA
red and blue disk hover over hunters in east tenn.
Knoxville · TN, USA
Over NW Knoxville TN, viewed from central Knoxville, appeard high over 10,000 ft?, one, perfectly elliptical opaque white with a bright
Crossville · TN, USA
My husband, mother-in-law and I were on our back deck and saw the red lights just above the tall trees in our backyard, they were not f
Johnson City · TN, USA
bright light gust of wind then it was gone.
Knoxville · TN, USA
Sighting of a saucer in broad daylight in Knoxville, TN.
Hermitage · TN, USA
Bright blue light falling from sky.
Knoxville · TN, USA
4 UFOS
Memphis · TN, USA
3 UFO sightings over Memphis. Weird jelly fish like spacecrafts
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
30 bright lights seen moving in formation in Murfreesboro, TN.
Murfeesboro/Smyrna · TN, USA
Multi color oblect over Smyrna/Murfreesboro 10/10/11
Whitesburg · TN, USA
Blue (same as sky) colored circle with red, white and blue lights on it seen around dusk.
Shelbyville · TN, USA
photos made after thunderstorm, object in two photos
Knoxville · TN, USA
Oval Shaped Bright Blue (like LED bright) moving above populated area
Alamo · TN, USA
Over the past week me and 7-10 of my friends have witnessed many strange things happening in our lil county in Tennessee. We have been