City File Β· Knoxville 6 cases on file Β· 1948–1950
City File

Paranormal events in Knoxville

The Spooky Valley archive holds 6 documented paranormal cases in Knoxville. The earliest dates to 1948 and the most recent to 1950, a span of 2 years.

Reporting in Knoxville is led by the UFO sighting, with 6 UFO sightings on file. Every entry below records what was reported and the sources behind it, rather than asserting a conclusion.

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Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5
UFO 1950

Knoxville, Tennessee UFO Sighting (March 2, 1950) β€” FBI Files

Knoxville, Tennessee

FBI documents reveal a 1950 radar detection of two unidentified objects moving in circular patterns near Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6
UFO 1950

Knoxville, Tennessee UFO Sighting (December 1, 1950) β€” FBI Files

Knoxville, Tennessee

A first saucer wave case from Knoxville, Tennessee. Weather conditions at McGhee Tyson Airport on December 1, 1950, included a ceiling of 2100 feet, broken overcast, seven miles of visibility, a temperature of 37 degrees Fahrenheit, and southwest winds at 13 miles per hour.

Source document: 38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_101-172
UFO 1948

Knoxville, Tenn UAP Encounter, 1948 β€” USAAF Box 7 #136

Knoxville, Tenn

An archived U.S. Army Air Forces report details an unidentified object sighting near Knoxville, Tennessee, during the height of the 1947 saucer wave.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5
UFO 1950

Knoxville, Tennessee UFO Sighting (March 2, 1950) β€” FBI Files (D5P72)

Knoxville, Tennessee

A first saucer wave case from Knoxville, Tennessee. On March 2nd at 1105 hours, the same radar station detected another unidentified object at a bearing of 335 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville, at an altitude of 49,000 feet.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5
UFO 1950

Knoxville, Tennessee UFO Sighting (March 8, 1950) β€” FBI Files

Knoxville, Tennessee

A first saucer wave case from Knoxville, Tennessee. On March 8, 1950, representatives from the Air Force contacted Special Agent SEAGRAVES in Knoxville regarding an inspection of ADCOCK's equipment.

Source document: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5
UFO 1950

Knoxville, Tennessee UFO Sighting (March 3, 1950) β€” FBI Files

Knoxville, Tennessee

A first saucer wave case from Knoxville, Tennessee. On the morning of March 3, 1950, Adcock and Moswain communicated with the FBI office to report observations made the previous evening.