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)
Chattanooga · TN, USA
A witness in Chattanooga, Tennessee reported blue circular objects with one red circle floating in formation at an estimated altitude of 20,000 to 50,000 feet, over about an hour, December 1972.
Lebanon · TN, USA
A witness in Lebanon, Tennessee reported an oval-shaped object over a friend's house at 9 p.m. on November 20, 1972, during a sighting lasting about an hour.
BondeCroft · TN, USA
Myself and two other children ages four where driven by one female to a nearby place taken inside a house where aliens implanted a devi
Newport · TN, USA
Witnesses in Newport, Tennessee reported a light that moved silently, alternating between slow drifting and extremely fast motion, for over five minutes in June 1971.
Franklin · TN, USA
A white, spherical object was reported hovering above a river near a prehistoric Native American site in Franklin, Tennessee, in November 1970, for about five minutes.
Spring City · TN, USA
A large fireball was reported hovering just above the ground near Spring City, Tennessee, in August 1970, before streaking away at high speed within about a minute.
Oak Ridge · TN, USA
I was standing in front of my house with my friends when the glint of something mettallic caught my eye. I looked up and saw what I ca
Millington · TN, USA
Witnesses in Millington, Tennessee, described a star-like eight-point formation shifting shape and jumping from south to west in about a second, during a sighting spanning three days in October 1969.
Memphis · TN, USA
Over Memphis, Tennessee, in October 1969, witnesses watched a single object join nine others to complete a triangular formation, during a sighting lasting about an hour.
Memphis · TN, USA
Ref Shere Observed In 1968.
Jasper · TN, USA
I know there flying saucer shape objects that go from setting still to out of sight in less than 2 sec.. ((anonymous report))
Oak Ridge · TN, USA
Red Sphere in Oak Ridge.
Oak Ridge · TN, USA
Witnesses in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, reported five or six diffusely white-lit spherical objects arranged in a concentric pattern, hovering overhead during a two-minute sighting in June 1967.
Maryville · TN, USA
Star dancing UFO
Nashville · TN, USA
Eleven young adults in Nashville, Tennessee, reported a dark, khaki-colored disk-shaped object above the treetops in daylight, then followed it by car as it spiraled away, in April 1967.
Martin · TN, USA
I saw a daylight disk in the afternoon followed by missing time, and seeing a small white humanoid. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Memphis · TN, USA
A witness in Memphis, Tennessee described a circular object similar in size and brightness to a full moon that rose and appeared to become a star, lasting about 10 minutes, November 1964.
Memphis · TN, USA
A witness in Memphis, Tennessee reported a spherical object resembling a white full moon that hovered before ascending into the sky, in a sighting lasting about 15 minutes in November 1964.
Memphis · TN, USA
A witness in Memphis, Tennessee reported a moon-like circular object that hovered before ascending and appearing to fade from a bright to a dim star-like light, November 1964, 15 minutes.
Nashville · TN, USA
A witness in Nashville, Tennessee reported a gigantic, silver, cigar-shaped object passing silently overhead, in a sighting lasting about two minutes in July 1964.
Milan · TN, USA
A witness in Milan, Tennessee reported a large, reddish-orange, spherical object slowly descending outside their house, in a sighting lasting about 10 minutes in June 1964.
Sylvia · TN, USA
A witness in Sylvia, Tennessee reported a metallic, saucer-shaped object hovering nearby in the middle of the night, in a sighting lasting about 10 minutes in August 1963.
Nashville · TN, USA
In October 1961, a witness in Nashville, Tennessee, reported a silvery, flattened disk-shaped object hovering motionless over a local school fair for more than thirty minutes.
Bristol · TN, USA
My father is now 89 my brother 52 the girl with us now 51 myself 49 and the other fellow which worked with my father if he's still livi
Kingsport · TN, USA
In 1960, a witness in Kingsport, Tennessee, reported an orange, circular craft drifting over their house from east to west shortly after sundown, for about five minutes.