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)
Salvo · NC, USA
Large and bright red fireball or light, silent and very fast moving N, and then nearly 90 degree westward turn over Pamlico Sound.
Avon · NC, USA
Yellowish/Orange fireball and 2 red lights 4 witnesses.
Avon · NC, USA
Orange fireballs create a V-formation over beach at Avon.
Surf City · NC, USA
Round fireball object that hovered, and rose out of sight.
Cornelius · NC, USA
While sitting on front porch noticed a bright orange light moving very slow. My husband and I walked out to sidewalk to see it better a
Blowing Rock · NC, USA
Large burning object, silently crossing the evening sky.
Tarawa Terrace · NC, USA
Orange looking fireball hovering over Camp Lejeune.
Durham · NC, USA
3 red orbs traveling quickly across the night sky. Disappeared within 30 sec. of sighting.
Selma · NC, USA
I was traveling north on nc96 from Selma when I noticed a orange light.As it crossed in front of me it went from bright to dem to brigh
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Bright blue light falling from the sky
Hickory · NC, USA
A very bright orb caught my eye descending roughly thirty degrees from the horizon. For the first second and a half, the orb was teardr
Greenville · NC, USA
Slow moving fireball type objects moved upward in the sky before disappearing.
Cape Carteret (Emerald Isle) · NC, USA
Floating red orbs in the sky off Emerald Isle, NC.
Nags Head · NC, USA
7 orange, glowing, silent fireballs moving along same trajectory, equidistant apart over Nag's Head beach, NC.
Spring Lake · NC, USA
Ball of fire falling.
Gastonia · NC, USA
Bright green ball with a blue tail…
Chapel Hill · NC, USA
Witnessed a greenish - blue fire ball streak low, fast, overhead in the sky at 10:01 pm Monday August 4th 2014. I was out with my dog w
Frisco · NC, USA
Fireball appears on the horizon, shoots object from it, splits into two, then disappears.
Nags Head · NC, USA
Orange fireball traveling north along 21mile mark, Nags Head Turn northeast.
Hickory · NC, USA
Fireball over 127/321 area near Mtn View!
Wilmington · NC, USA
Cluster of approxmitely 5 to 6 orange fireballs flying to the east and heading northeast over the ocean appearing to parallel the coast
Wilmington · NC, USA
3-4 orange flashing fireball orbs randomly appearing and disappearing near state port.
Apex · NC, USA
Two orange-ish fireballs travelling horizontally in succession with some sparks coming out of them
Lake Lure · NC, USA
I was looking into the sky and several fire red objects went across the sky ,,one after the other,,,in the distance was a plane beyond
Leland · NC, USA
2 orange fireball lights parallel to each other flashed and faded