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Wilmington · NC, USA
Seven white (sometimes orangish ) orbs spotted off coast of Wrightsville beach - One very active and rippling with colors.
Duck · NC, USA
"Flaming" orange orb-like object rising into sky above Sanderling, NC.
Holden Beach · NC, USA
3 bright lights in western sky at Holden Beach.
Sunset Beach · NC, USA
Circle lights, 5-6 bright lights for 5 sec., then sudden flickering, and motion unlike any plane available to man.
Holden Beach · NC, USA
Silent large red light.
Holden Beach · NC, USA
Silent large red light.
South Nags Head · NC, USA
Small red lights flying along coast of Nags Head and then all would disappear in same location -- no sound.
Emerald Isle · NC, USA
Total of 10 red orbs, floating from left to right over ocean, one about every five minutes
Fayettieville · NC, USA
Transparency huge no sound hovering over me with a bright light beam on me .
Banner Elk · NC, USA
Perfectly round white object circle seen during daytime flying in straight line too fast for a bird, too slow for an airplane.
Holden Beach · NC, USA
Orange circles of lights over Holden Beach, NC.
Wilson · NC, USA
Orange Lights Over Wilson, NC.
Holden Beach · NC, USA
Silent large round red lights, flying in pairs very slowly then disappeared. Next set would appear as soon as previous disappeared.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Circle disk shape with pink, yellow, red, and blue lights on side. *FREAKY, ((deleted)) MAN*
Warrenton · NC, USA
The UFO was circular in shape with tiny red and green blinking lights around its outer edge. There were no lights in the center making
Topsail Island · NC, USA
Object with orange lights appeared and disappeared 3 times.
Carolina Beach · NC, USA
A strange red orb appeared in the sky over the ocean.
Holden Beach · NC, USA
Big bright orange circular lights. Line of lights horizontally in the sky. Several appearenances off and on before completely disappear
Oak Island · NC, USA
One separate orange light moving across sky directly overhead.No sound could be heard coming from objects.Traveled approximately 5 mil
Waxhaw · NC, USA
Bright orb that dimmed & got smaller before vanishing in the sky.
Waxhaw · NC, USA
Bright orb that rapidly traveled west leaving a light trail and vanishing.
Louisburg · NC, USA
Bright white UFO the size of a large star moves then disappears. ((NUFORC Note: Flare from Iridium satellite? PD))
Louisburg · NC, USA
I saw a star moving north to south through the Little Dipper handle, and then disappeared, but then a second star chasing it.
Louisburg · NC, USA
4 UFOs seen within a half an hour appearing and then vanishing.