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
Bright glowing green sphere that vanishes, very close and very big. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
Gallatin · TN, USA
seven small, red dots viewed moving at a high speed from southwest to northeast.
Franklin · TN, USA
At 2:25 pm on 8/31/09, I noticed what I first thought was a black large bird (Black Vulture) flying high in the sky. Most of the time t
Murfreesboro · TN, USA
Strange light/flame over Murfreesboro, TN
Goodlettsville · TN, USA
Light following space station
Manchester · TN, USA
Pyramid-shaped UFO hovering low to the ground in Manchester, Tennessee.
Nashville · TN, USA
Multiple Red Orange luminous obects flying in formation over Nashville, Tennessee
Greeneville · TN, USA
Small white light heading NorthEast , very low ((NUFORC Note: Possible satellite?? PD))
Greeneville · TN, USA
2 lights seen in south west ,The first one moved on ,Then the second one shot down real fast into the woods
Linoir City · TN, USA
((HOAX??)) The object was mettalic and caused electronics to lose energy.
Greeneville · TN, USA
light heading North
Jefferson · TN, USA
flashing lights that were some distance apart, blue and white,
Morristown · TN, USA
Some thing falls from the sky.
Chattanooga · TN, USA
Silent blue light and motionless white light seen in sky over Chattanooga
Luminary · TN, USA
2 UFO 's over Sequatchie Valley,Tennessee
Clarksville · TN, USA
Saw lights towards Hopkinsville, KY, there were about 10 of them
Greeneville · TN, USA
15 lights travel across the sky all with in 1 hour (not satilites acorrding to the satilite database)
Goodlettsville · TN, USA
2 circles shapes moving across the sky , was not a bird or a plane
Knoxville · TN, USA
bright white light in sky moving slowly to southeast.
Crossville · TN, USA
large Bright light, no shape to describe, just light ....slow, zigzag then faded
Washburn · TN, USA
planes without wings
Jackson · TN, USA
I was mowing the yard moving south and about to make a turn back to the north.A flash of light that was extremely bright got me looking
Greeneville · TN, USA
Bright light flys over my head
Nashville · TN, USA
I went to get a pack of cigaretts, only a 2 min walk... but I drove because I felt lazy. got my cigarettes... walking back to my apart
Nashville · TN, USA
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