UFO sightings in Tennessee
There are 103 civilian UFO sighting reports from Tennessee in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1961 to 2013. The busiest year was 2012, with 16 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (20), disc (16) and sphere (14).
Most reports come from Knoxville (10), Nashville (9) and Memphis (6), out of 62 places in the state with at least one report.
UFO sightings by city in Tennessee
Places with at least three reports. 55 other places in Tennessee have one or two.
Recent sighting reports from Tennessee
The 100 most recent of 103 reports, newest first. The full set is on the map and in the list view.
- 26 Oct 2013 · 19:55GoodlettsvilleOrb· 3 min
As many as forty bright red and yellow lights hover in the sky moving slowly and independently before fading away.
Show on map - 24 Oct 2013 · 19:40LakelandOrb· 30 s
Light seen makes a turn and disappears.
Show on map - 23 Oct 2013 · 22:30HermitageOrb· 4 min
Red pulsating light "bouncing" while ascending over Nashville area.
Show on map - 22 Oct 2013 · 20:15DandridgeSphere· 12 s
Large ball of yellow light making erratic movements, disappears.
Show on map - 18 Oct 2013 · 19:45ClarksvilleOther· 45 s
Blue and Red color changing light Strange movements inconsistent with Conventional A/C
Show on map - 1 Oct 2013 · 21:40SneedvilleSphere· 2 min
Large round bright white light moved away and upward for 1-1.5 min before completely disappearing.
Show on map White light on small lunar lander shaped object.
Show on map- 23 Oct 2012 · 21:00WartraceSphere· 3 h
Floating object with red,yellow,green lights. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Capella?? PD))
Show on map 3 red lights in a triangular pattern rising in altitude together followed by 2 more.
Show on mapTwo lights flying in random patterns over Nashville.
Show on mapRound lights circling for hours-no noise and quite fast-not spot lights!
Show on map- 19 Oct 2012 · 20:30BurnsOrb· 5 min
Orange “Fireball” Observed, Dickson County, Middle Tennessee
Show on map Metallic cylindrical object seen hovering over Johnson City, TN.
Show on mapSilver, slowly rotating, pole shaped object - broad daylight
Show on mapObserved tube extend from cylinder shaped object on 10/16/2012 on clear day
Show on map- 16 Oct 2012 · 10:00Piney FlatsCigar· 1 h
Rotating cylinder climbing vertically in sky
Show on map Bright object over MTSU campus in Murfreesboro on Oct. 15, 2012.
Show on map- 15 Oct 2012 · 10:30NormandyRectangle· 2 h
rectangular, reflective object over Southern Middle TN
Show on map - 12 Oct 2012 · 15:00ClarksvilleSphere· 2 min
Very huge mass with black figured markings no outer rim
Show on map - 12 Oct 2012 · 14:30Big RockSphere· 20 min
Large white/silver spherical object with smaller black object in close proximity over Fort Campbell, KY.
Show on map - 10 Oct 2012 · 21:00Bean StationCigar· 3 min
Large cigar shaped flying about 800 feet high. Huge square engines on back.
Show on map Like a shooting star, but it was overcast Slow to fast and disappeared Knoxville TN
Show on map- 23 Oct 2011 · 01:30AlamoTriangle· 7 days
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
Show on map Oval Shaped Bright Blue (like LED bright) moving above populated area
Show on map- 18 Oct 2011 · 15:13ShelbyvilleDisc· 2 min
photos made after thunderstorm, object in two photos
Show on map - 12 Oct 2011 · 19:40WhitesburgSphere· 30 s
Blue (same as sky) colored circle with red, white and blue lights on it seen around dusk.
Show on map - 10 Oct 2011 · 19:30Murfeesboro/SmyrnaOther· 45 min
Multi color oblect over Smyrna/Murfreesboro 10/10/11
Show on map A string of about 12 amber lights sighted in clear late evening sky moving NNE from the Smoky Mnts.
Show on map- 21 Oct 2009 · 01:30CookevilleAmorphous· 15 min
Sited at least 3 or more objects with flashing lights in the sky.
Show on map Morphing UFO with two smaller orbs seen in broad daylight - Orbs w/fantastic speed /maneuvers
Show on map- 2 Oct 2009 · 21:52DandridgeDisc· 5 min
fleet of triangle lights moving sw over dandridge, tn
Show on map Day and Night - Saw object twice c.2009. 3-witnesses. Very similar to that object in the Tulsa OK sighting c.1965.
Show on mapFour short and closely grouped contrails observed in clear skies
Show on mapNothing like I have ever seen before.
Show on mapTriangal/ Lights seen flying above house
Show on mapTriangular craft - Winchester TN
Show on map- 15 Oct 2008 · 18:30LorettoDisc· 15 s
Craft seen coming through clouds at 45-dgree angle and then jetting off at another 45-degree angle.
Show on map - 12 Oct 2008 · 21:00ManchesterAmorphous· 2 min
Shape changing plasma type thing along a large jet stream in night sky
Show on map East Tennessee, 3 orb mass in the sky
Show on mapformation of 5-6 Ufos fly directly over Nashville.
Show on mapA bright silver circle shaped object that made a u-turn in the shape of a J ,went out of sight to the south of my home
Show on map- 18 Oct 2007 · 21:30HendersonvlleTriangle· 2 min
large triangular object flying low along the side of the street above the Jack in the Box when we noticed it. I had first joked to my
Show on map - 24 Oct 2006 · 20:50ChattanoogaOrb· 2 s
Several flashes of light from a stationary point very high in the night sky, followed by a moving fuzzy red light
Show on map I work armed security in down town memphis and on 10/18/06 the store that i was watching had another thirty minutes to close,so i went
Show on mapCircle shaped solid white object flying through clouds.
Show on map- 10 Oct 2006 · 16:00SavannahOrb· 10 min
weird light that moved in the sky
Show on map - 1 Oct 2006 · 23:15CerrillosAmorphous· 45 s
White fireball on huge object flying horizonally before changing colors, emitting orange balls of light and evaporating
Show on map An optical illusion, not a UFO
Show on map- 10 Oct 2005 · 21:00LewisburgOther· 4 min
Like a grouping of balloons with a slight glow to them
Show on map - 2 Oct 2004 · 05:30BristolTriangle· 10 min
Large Triangle shaped object witnessed with possible injuries
Show on map - 24 Oct 2003 · 00:00LexingtonOrb· 2 h
I witnessed it on my back porch a; an object hovering around with a bright white light with a red light behind it.
Show on map Round circular object, small cross section
Show on mapLarge seemingly round object burning up with tail that dissipated towards end of sight, too big to miss,orange tail
Show on mapIt stayed in the clouds darting back and forth changing shapes, it reminded me of a Dragon!
Show on map- 18 Oct 2003 · 12:34BlountvilleAmorphous· 4 min
It was an object that changed shapes while seeming to be swooping down. It looked like a taradactal.
Show on map Bright light attracts 8 planes
Show on map- 26 Oct 2001 · 09:40AdamsDisc· 2 min
Silver disc the width of the jet stream of a jet appeared between two jets heading for each other.
Show on map An oval shaped object with brillant multi colored lights in the north sky not moving.Was very hard to distinguish with my eyes but it w
Show on mapVery clear view of something that was NOT an airplane gliding in the night sky ; a "v" like shape with lights
Show on map- 15 Oct 2001 · 06:30MartinTriangle· 2 min
Letter "A" Shaped Glowing White sharp edged object seen near slivered-moon
Show on map - 23 Oct 2000 · 14:00NolensvilleOther· 1 min
Military helicopter gives chase at unknown aircraft
Show on map - 19 Oct 2000 · 06:30Old FortCigar· 30 s
A yellow color cigar shaped objet moving very fast from NW to SW.
Show on map Two metalllic cylinders and an unusual "plane" sighted flying from SW to ENE and ENE to SW in Knoxville.
Show on map- 12 Oct 2000 · 15:00Mountain CityDisc· 30 s
Broad Daylight Flying Saucer
Show on map - 2 Oct 2000 · 17:00CrossvilleSphere· 8 s
more pulsing red lights in the night sky
Show on map - 1 Oct 2000 · 22:00JacksonTriangle· 2 min
Three glowing spheres under dark triangular shape, no sound
Show on map Unusual lights in sky moving and fading out.
Show on map- 22 Oct 1999 · 01:30RipleyRectangle· 30 min
Saw large rectangular object apparently cloaking itself in Tn. in 1990
Show on map - 21 Oct 1999 · 21:00Maryville/SeviervilleCigar· 1 min
I heard area coyotes and dogs howling very loudly and when I went out side I saw a cylindar shaped object with lights in a repeated cir
Show on map - 17 Oct 1999 · 03:30Signal MountainCigar· 1 h
saw bright orange light making qiuck movements,followed us for approximitly five miles, intersepted car causing electrical failure in c
Show on map - 16 Oct 1999 · 21:35ChattanoogaTriangle· 3 min
I witnessed 3 low-flying, triangular-shaped, black crafts traveling to the north, northwest on Saturday 16, 1999.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1999 · 19:20NewbernOrb· 2 min
amber colored light,moves slowly, occasionally disappears in plain view
Show on map I saw a light flash like a plane out in my back yard but it didn't flash again so it caught my attention. Then it flashed again (white)
Show on map- 27 Oct 1998 · 03:32NewportSphere· 1 s
While traveling East on I40, between Newport, Tn. and Ashville, Nc. I saw an object streak across the sky. The weather was clear. The s
Show on map - 21 Oct 1998 · 22:42ColumbiaFormation· 6 s
U-shaped formation of orange gold lights travelling south at high speed.
Show on map - 18 Oct 1998 · 18:00GermantownOrb· 7 s
I saw a white light move from left to right, back to the left then it dissapered.
Show on map metallic cylinder hovering above city.
Show on map- 11 Oct 1998 · 14:30Mount CarmelOrb· 10 s
Bright shiny object splits in two and disappears above horizon.
Show on map - 10 Oct 1998 · 23:50DelanoOrb· 15 s
I came home from work one night and I seen a bright fire like ball go across the top ofthe mountain and it was going fast then it stopp
Show on map - 24 Oct 1997 · 06:30BlountvilleSphere· 3 min
Brightly lit circular object (circular light pattern) hovering 1 1/2 minutes and suddenly darting away faster than conventional aircraf
Show on map - 15 Oct 1997 · 01:00ParisOrb· 10 min
blue ball of light subdues me and my girlfriend.
Show on map I was spending the night at a friends house when we went outside to check on his dog and my we saw something in the sky.They were a
Show on map- 15 Oct 1996 · 18:00DelanoOther· 30 s
If you don't believe in ufo's you better keep your mind open and be prepared for the unexpected.
Show on map Young couple witness 2 "huge" objects pass overhead. Had no wings, 20 lights (est.) per side. Very visible; "hummed." Good rpt.
Show on map- 14 Oct 1994 · 20:30CornersvilleSphere· 20 min
Bright, round, white light flies over Coleman RD at night. 4 people saw that I know of. It was moving slow.
Show on map - 14 Oct 1994 · 04:00GoodlettsvilleAmorphous· 2 min
I saw what looked like a large orange fireball hovering, it then shrunk to the size and color of a star.
Show on map - 10 Oct 1993 · 23:00CarthageOther· 1 min
1 object with green and red lights
Show on map - 10 Oct 1992 · 20:15SeymourCigar· 1 min
Stationary Elongated UFO 200ft above vacant field with city lights on bottom
Show on map - 1 Oct 1991 · 20:30MckenzieDisc· 15 min
I saw a saucer shaped obiect with blue, red, green flashing lights on the way home from college.
Show on map - 1 Oct 1991 · 18:00MaryvilleCigar· 5 min
Silver, cigar shaped object north of downtown Maryville, TN in or around 1991
Show on map - 15 Oct 1986 · 21:00FayettvilleDiamond· 30 min
a friend and i were riding home one night,and comeing through a patch of woods on each side of the road ,i glanced out the passenger si
Show on map Object traveld along side my car for a mile a close range.
Show on map- 15 Oct 1985 · 19:00HixsonOther· 15 min
My friend and I saw three orange-red circles in a linear fashion in the sky one evening which was not moving nor making any sound.
Show on map - 12 Oct 1978 · 21:00DyersburgTriangle· 2 h
NW TN TRIANGLE.
Show on map Cigar in Memphis 1974.
Show on map- 15 Oct 1973 · 20:00MillingtonDisc· 30 min
3 Saucer shaped UFO's over Naval Air Station. F-4 Phantom Scrambled.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1973 · 18:00EnglewoodDisc· 2 min
They talked to me as a child.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1973 · 16:00ColliervilleDisc· 5 min
Group of about 20 sees UFO on clear day for about 5 minutes in 1973 in SW TENN.
Show on map - 1 Oct 1973 · 21:30HixsonDisc· 10 h 30 min
Oval, brilliant lights, red glow, windows, metallic, no sound; After we lost sight of it and went to find it, it showed itself to us.
Show on map One object joining 9 others to complete a triangular formation.
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Where these reports come from
Reports are from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) public database: what members of the public said they saw, in their own words. Nobody has checked them, and most sightings have ordinary explanations.