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Knoxville, TN
Tennessee · Knox County · Knoxville Metro
Knoxville is a large city in Tennessee with a population of 193,721. Residents earn $50,994 per year, which is 32% below the national average.
3.1
/5.0
B
Good
193,721
Population
1,962/sq mi density
$50,994
Median Income
$33,171 per capita
$214,000
Home Value
$363,688 Zillow
$1,116
Median Rent
31.9% income on rent
60°F
Avg Temperature
298 sunny days/yr
667
Violent Crime/100K
4,350 property/100K
B
Overall
3.1 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.5 / 5.0
$50,994 median income, 2.8% unemployment
A
Affordability
4.3 / 5.0
$214,000 home value, $1,116/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
667 violent crimes/100K (76% above avg)
B+
Education
3.7 / 5.0
33.7% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
84
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Historic Markers
50
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Mines
2
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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UFO Sightings Near Knoxville, TN
84 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Knoxville, TN.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knoxville, TN | 2014 | 10 orange lights in formation vanished in a matter of seconds. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2014 | Yellow Orange Light Shot Across Sky. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2013 | Four redish pink balls of light traveling very slow in a straight line then turned to east and disappeared. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2013 | I was playing basket ball i looked up and two lights were next to eachother then a triangle appeared it scare all f the six witneses |
| Knoxville, TN | 2013 | Triangle with each corner lit, moving VERY fast. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2013 | Half Red / Half Orange Sphere hovering in Knoxville TN |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | 5-6 balls of light floating above the Mechanicsville/Middlebrook area, spotted from Alcoa Hwy |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | Circular oject floating in place for a few seconds then darting off into the distance |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | Brilliant Light Shines and Disappears. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | Orange lights in triangular formation. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | Cresent formation of 11 lights seen over I75 outside of Knoxville Th on May 11񫺜 at 22hundred hr |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | Mayᄻ, 12 A cluster of lights were observed in the south sky over I75 at 22hundred hour traveling north |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | 4 bright white lights, house-size formation - on South Knoxville ridge. Stationary, then moving west along the entire ridge. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | Multiple bright flashes of light with no sound, enveloping sky with light. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | Brilliant bright light seen above high altitude airplane with no plume then disappears over Knoxville, TN. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | I observed what I thought was a low flying plane, but as I approached I realized it was stationary and hovering. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | Gray floating objects. One with reddish glow below. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | Two bright lights in the sky moving in coordinated efforts, my boyfriend and I witnessed the same event. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | Bright light moving very quickly across night sky. No noise but seemed relatively close. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | Craft gleaming in sunrise. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | Like a shooting star, but it was overcast Slow to fast and disappeared Knoxville TN |
| Knoxville, TN | 2012 | Green flashes/strobing in the western sky |
| Knoxville, TN | 2011 | One spherical fireball which quickly died out leaving a dark, spinning mass that drifted southwest as it descended |
| Knoxville, TN | 2011 | Strange orange lights over Knoxville, TN |
| Knoxville, TN | 2011 | Oval Shaped Bright Blue (like LED bright) moving above populated area |
| Knoxville, TN | 2011 | Sighting of a saucer in broad daylight in Knoxville, TN. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2011 | 4 UFOS |
| Knoxville, TN | 2011 | West Knoxville Bright Blue Object |
| Knoxville, TN | 2011 | Large, spherical, solid black craft emitting a blue beam, followed by black helicopters. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2011 | Over NW Knoxville TN, viewed from central Knoxville, appeard high over 10ꯠ ft?, one, perfectly elliptical opaque white with a bright |
| Knoxville, TN | 2011 | Orange flickering light in sky |
| Knoxville, TN | 2011 | ball of light flying over Farragut/West Knoxville |
| Knoxville, TN | 2011 | 7 orange orbs flew across the sky one at a time in the same path, appeared out of nowhere, and faded away. |
| Knoxvile, TN | 2010 | We viewed a hovering object with flashing lights over south knoxville. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2010 | A string of about 12 amber lights sighted in clear late evening sky moving NNE from the Smoky Mnts. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2010 | We found this orb of light that is purple and cannot be seen by us, we also know it was way up in the sky. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2010 | I just witnessed a large static formation or 1 very large craft over Fountain City. It moved fairly slow and made a low steady rumble a |
| Knoxville, TN | 2010 | Unusual diamond light pattern on a triangular object flying silent in Knoxville, TN. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2010 | Big reddish-orange (planet-looking) light hovering over Knoxville, TN during 4th of July festivities |
| Knoxville and cleveland (between), TN | 2009 | cylinder shaped object moving at a great speed |
| Knoxville, TN | 2009 | bright white light in sky moving slowly to southeast. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2009 | Large white object in sky moving much faster than jet observed in eastern sky. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2009 | Five white lights int he sky, like stars or planets, move around one another and then move quickly over the tree line and out of sight. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2009 | Egg shaped Bright Light in the sky , it appeared to glow bright white but the photos taken only showed it to be red and turned to blue |
| Knoxville, TN | 2009 | My husband and I were just walking in our neighborhood and saw something we can not explain.I am posting this because neither of us |
| Knoxville, TN | 2008 | White lights over Knoxville TN |
| Knoxville, TN | 2008 | Four short and closely grouped contrails observed in clear skies |
| Knoxville, TN | 2008 | Orangish, white "stars" or "planets" in Orion's Belt, then moved and flew off |
| Knoxville, TN | 2007 | Ball of Light over Knoxville,TN Fell from the Sky! |
| Knoxville, TN | 2007 | Disc-shaped object spotted seen about 15:00 hrs. for a duration of about 4 minutes. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2006 | Silent white light expands and blinks out over head at night. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2006 | Large object moving slowly without sound, close to ground, small light on front and flashing light at rear |
| Knoxville, TN | 2006 | Green and orange lit cylinder flashed across the sky while outside at work. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2006 | Several bright lights in a row over Knoxville, TN |
| Knoxville, TN | 2006 | Five bright blue lights in formation streak across sky without making a sound |
| Knoxville, TN | 2006 | Large blue fireball reported in Knoxville, TN over Tuesday night, Nov. 28th sky. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2004 | MUFON/TENNESSEE REPORT: Disc shaped object paces truck on Interstate hwy. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2004 | MUFON/TENNESSEE REPORT: Possible explanation of Knoxville sighting |
| Knoxville, TN | 2004 | Reddish Orange glow in night sky over next ridge. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2004 | MUFON/TENNESSEE REPORT: I have inquired the FAA office in Knoxville as to the possible report |
| Knoxville, TN | 2004 | Bright object observed slowly moving to west when another object (with red glow) was emitted and departed at a high rate of speed. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2004 | MUFON/TENNESSEE REPORT: Follow-up on Knoxville sighting |
| Knoxville, TN | 2004 | A large bright mettalic red-orange diamond shaped craft appeared and dissapered making no noise. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2004 | Unusual contrail in early morning sky ((NUFORC Note: Contrail? Just a guess. PD)) |
| Knoxville, TN | 2003 | round object with rotating outer ring.evenly lighted moving slowly |
| Knoxville, TN | 2003 | Large seemingly round object burning up with tail that dissipated towards end of sight, too big to miss,orange tail |
| Knoxville, TN | 2003 | MY FRIEND AND HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING THE LAWN WHEN THE SUN WINKED OUT THATS THE WAY IT SEEMED THEN WE SAW THREE CRAFT MOVING SOUTH W |
| Knoxville, TN | 2003 | Bright light attracts 8 planes |
| Knoxville, TN | 2002 | unbelievable |
| Knoxville, TN | 2002 | I saw balls of fire coming from the sky. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2002 | A strange noise scared the shit out of me and I would like to know why these beings picked me. |
| Knoxville, TN | 2000 | 2 Cigar shaped ships flying over Knoxville TN |
| Knoxville, TN | 2000 | Two metalllic cylinders and an unusual "plane" sighted flying from SW to ENE and ENE to SW in Knoxville. |
| Knoxville, TN | 1999 | Unusual lights in sky moving and fading out. |
| Knoxville, TN | 1999 | Green fireball falling from sky |
| Knoxville, TN | 1998 | OBSERVED 4 LIGHTS, HIGH ALTITUDE, SUPER-FAST, TRAVELING STRAIGHT ACROSS THE SKY IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS |
| Knoxville, TN | 1998 | metallic cylinder hovering above city. |
| Knoxville, TN | 1997 | Myself and a friend was traveling north on whittle springs roads. As we approach the stop at the corner of edgewood. We both notice thi |
| Knoxville, TN | 1990 | Star shaped craft flys right over my head slowly at 60 feet, on Easter 1990. |
| Knoxville, TN | 1987 | 300 ft Flying wing followed by fighters, later observed by glowing ball. |
| Knoxville, TN | 1986 | Object traveld along side my car for a mile a close range. |
| Knoxville, TN | 1979 | light following a grid |
| Knoxville, TN | 1977 | Two disc shaped objects flying in tandem |
| Knoxville, TN | 1949 | We saw a small object the size of a car shaped like a jet that hovered near the ground in 1949 or 1950. |