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)
Bahama · NC, USA
THE SKY WAS CLEAR, NO CLOUDS. WE SAW A BALL OF LIKE FIRE WITH A STREAK BEHIND IT.WE BOTH SAW THE SAME THING, SO I KNOW I WAS NOT I
Durham · NC, USA
aprox. 8:40 EST, white flame shape heading fast for ground, turned 90 degree then looked like short white line
Wilmington · NC, USA
firey blue ball
Morganton · NC, USA
Brightly lit fireball blazed through southern sky.
Southport · NC, USA
Orange fireball very fast and near at low altitude
Rocky Mount · NC, USA
my son and myself looked up to see a bright flash of light,i thought it was a plane crashing.It streakrd across the sky changing shape
Yadkinville · NC, USA
Huge fireball with long tail of fire, streaming across the road in front of me.
Western North Carolina Mountains · NC, USA
I saw a brilliant flash in the southern sky going from East to West. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
Charlotte · NC, USA
I'm an Engieer and former Air Traffic controller. I spotted a Green Fireball. I waited to hear someone else report this but none els ha
Hampstead · NC, USA
As we steped out of our car we saw a fireball vollyball size redish orange yellow in color, heading west to east on a horizontal plane
Asheville · NC, USA
A MOVING RED BALL OF LIGHT.
Sophia · NC, USA
A huge blue, orange ball shooshed in front of us
Salisbury (E Ridge Rd.) · NC, USA
Bright self illuminated object traveling SE to NW Changed direction at least twice at very high speed and at very sharp angles say at l
Benson (Just outside of) · NC, USA
A comnet shaped object suddenly appeared in the sky and appeared to move across the sky slowly until it turned away from me and disappe
Lagrange · NC, USA
I saw two glowing, softball sized objects fly across the road directly in front of my truck.
Hickory · NC, USA
I was outside when I saw a red "fireball" moving in an oval pattern.
High Point · NC, USA
I was one the way home one night when a round object passed over head it looked like lava and fire around it
Conover · NC, USA
Unexplained hovering fire ball in the sky
Fayetteville · NC, USA
these objects were seen the morning of hurricane hugo they were flying in a formation side by side when i first noticed them i thought
Wilkesboro · NC, USA
We were fishing at the spillway at W Kerr Scott Dam in June I can't remember the date 1985. There was a large hill directly in front
Fayetteville · NC, USA
I stood there watching as the sun finally started to show its face throughthe sky, a light blinded me. Then.... it was gone.
Goldsboro · NC, USA
An orange glow in distant wooded area looked like a flower blooming into a large fire ball, then just faded .
Brevard · NC, USA
silent red /orange mass of energy floated by three of us in western North Carolina in the 60s
Cherokee · NC, USA
meteor or fireball passage
Greensboro · NC, USA
i took a break at work. stepped out back. while looking to the south east , i saw a bright green fireball heading towards the ground .