UFO sightings in Knoxville, Tennessee
There are 10 civilian UFO sighting reports from Knoxville, Tennessee in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1986 to 2012. That is 10% of the 103 reports from Tennessee, more than any other place in the state. The busiest year was 2003, with 2 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (3), cigar (2) and disc (2).
Sighting reports from Knoxville
All 10 reports, newest first.
- 2 Oct 2012 · 21:55Orb· 8 s
Like a shooting star, but it was overcast Slow to fast and disappeared Knoxville TN
Show on map - 18 Oct 2011 · 20:00Disc· 5 min
Oval Shaped Bright Blue (like LED bright) moving above populated area
Show on map - 12 Oct 2010 · 22:45Orb· 4 min
A string of about 12 amber lights sighted in clear late evening sky moving NNE from the Smoky Mnts.
Show on map - 22 Oct 2008 · 15:55Other· 2 min
Four short and closely grouped contrails observed in clear skies
Show on map - 18 Oct 2003 · 17:00Sphere· 2 min
Large seemingly round object burning up with tail that dissipated towards end of sight, too big to miss,orange tail
Show on map - 15 Oct 2003 · 20:30Orb· 30 min
Bright light attracts 8 planes
Show on map - 13 Oct 2000 · 18:45Cigar· 2 min
Two metalllic cylinders and an unusual "plane" sighted flying from SW to ENE and ENE to SW in Knoxville.
Show on map - 27 Oct 1999 · 23:55Other· 40 s
Unusual lights in sky moving and fading out.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1998 · 14:00Cigar· 5 min
metallic cylinder hovering above city.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1986 · 19:00Disc· 25 min
Object traveld along side my car for a mile a close range.
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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.