Fireball UFO Sightings in North Carolina
225 fireball-shaped UFO sightings reported in North Carolina since 1960, peaking in 2012 (23 reports).
- Total sightings
- 225
- Span
- 1960–2021
- Peak year
- 2012 (23 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Fireball
1960–2021 · peak 2012 (23 reports)
Matthews · NC, USA
Fireball appeared to expand and retract, darting multidirectionally for (+\-) 45 seconds.
Durham · NC, USA
Three amber orbs floating over downtown Durham
Durham · NC, USA
Bright white and red/orange lights flashing and darting around in the night sky. I watched it for about 40 minutes and took 2 videos wi
Mount Holly · NC, USA
Large Fireballs appeared orniting each other before moving rapidly out of sight
Red Springs · NC, USA
Two Orange fire balls fly across the sky in Hoke County NC between the towns of Red Springs and Raeford
High Point · NC, USA
Bright light spotted in High Point NC over lake.
Carthage · NC, USA
Saw a Fireball UFO glowing Red/Orange. It moved around in all directions. Very cool! The last time I saw a Fireball UFO was in Great F
Black Mountain · NC, USA
Witnessed an orange, slow moving light. Was looking out my window and saw a orange colored, non blinking light floating across the nigh
Huntersville · NC, USA
Orange Pulsating Orbs in Huntersville NC
Wrightsville Beach · NC, USA
A fireball-like object was seen falling for two minutes until it made a sharp 90 degree left turn and exited the field of vision.
Surf City · NC, USA
Reddish orange orbs appearing several miles off coast and at least 2 thousand feet above sea and higher. Sometimes one light would appe
Raleigh · NC, USA
My daughter and I were in the hot tub last night and we both saw light in light that lite up the sky and our home and thought it was li
Oak Island · NC, USA
3 fireballs or flare like lights above the ocean that quickly disappeared.
Hendersonville · NC, USA
I was sitting at the bus stop this morning with my Daughter when she yelled “ Look a shooting star”… This was not a meteor!!
Charlotte · NC, USA
Green and white fireball coming toward Earth. ((anonymous report))
Granite Falls · NC, USA
Green comet and helicopters.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Bright orange orb travels and disappears.
Wilmington · NC, USA
Fireballs over Wilmington, NC. nc.
Clinton · NC, USA
Fireball with face image spotted.
Oak Island · NC, USA
Bright light, sparkler-like comet tail. Seemed to burn out then burned bright again before burning out completely.
Merritt · NC, USA
Blue circular surrounded by orange and red with 4 bluish fragments mid sky falling to horizon.
Edenton · NC, USA
Large comet falling, 3 smaller objects broke away, fell with the object, and then hovered as another similar object appeared above.
Knightdale · NC, USA
4 horizontal lights in the sky... stationary, then zig zag with tail, finally still again. ((anonymous report))
Carolina Beach · NC, USA
Observed 1 orange/ yellow fireball shoot down the alley about 20ft from where I was sitting on Carolina Beach, NC.
Lake Wiley · NC, USA
My little brother and I saw object like fireballs for about 1:00 flying over lake Wiley.