Source:  UFO ROUNDUP, Volume 4, Number 33, December 9, 1999

CYLINDRICAL UFO SEEN IN DANDRIDGE

UFO hotspot Dandridge, Tennessee (population 1,540) is back in the news again. On Thursday, December 2, 1999, Patricia G. reports, "At 12:25 p.m. this afternoon, I was sky-watching and actually got lucky. A silver cylinder flying north to southwest was flying rather slowly. I'm afraid I can't tell the altitude, but it was large." 

"At first I thought it might be a jumbo jet, so I looked through my binoculars, and to my delight there were no wings or tail, just a smooth silver cylinder. There was no jetstream or contrail or whatever you call it." 

On Wednesday night, December 1, Patricia's daughter "saw a blue light that pulsated in the northeast sky. She said it was as large as a pencil eraser. She was driving home and lost sight of it when she got home." 

Dandridge is located 23 miles (36 kilometers) east of Knoxville. (Email Interview)