Light UFO Sightings in North Carolina
716 light-shaped UFO sightings reported in North Carolina since 1967, peaking in 2014 (66 reports).
- Total sightings
- 716
- Span
- 1967–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (66 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1967–2022 · peak 2014 (66 reports)
Emerald Isle · NC, USA
There were Seven of us sitting on a 3 story deck overlooking (only one hundred feet away from) the Atlantic Ocean in Emerald Isle, NC.
South Nags Head · NC, USA
Bright orange lights in sky seen from S. Nags Head NC, shone brightly then dimmed, reappeared north then dimmed again.
Duck · NC, USA
Two distinct red lights observed NNE of Duck within 3 - 4 minutes of one another with dramatic speed and direction changes.
Chocowinity · NC, USA
Big slow moving light in Chocowinity NC
Ft. Bragg · NC, USA
Four lights seen above ft. bragg
Charlotte · NC, USA
Bright orange light a luminating northwest from my home
Parkton · NC, USA
Orange ball of light
Kernersville/Colfax area · NC, USA
This is a small light that appears in one spot each night that changes diff. colors. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of star or planet? PD))
Durham · NC, USA
Saw a light the size and color of the moon, but descending quickly.
Knighdale · NC, USA
Bright white/blue light falling slowly and fading as it fell.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Low flying bright light with no sound
Durham · NC, USA
UFO Sighting at 10 pm on Shannon rd. facing North/NE toward 15/501 The Lights first appeared insanely bright spinning counter clock w
Concord · NC, USA
I was driving to my house from my friend’s house which is about 15 minutes away from my house. As I was driving I looked up at the sky
Raleigh · NC, USA
A bright white light that was extremely fast with no sound, ejected 2 smaller objects in opposite directions.
Kernersville · NC, USA
Light moved across sky no sound made very hard turns and moved side to side way to fast to be a plane it moved like a balloon that was
Holden Beach · NC, USA
Bright red light with a flashing center that followed my flash light beam for over five minutes.
Holden Beach · NC, USA
The red ligt was follwiing my flashlight.
North Wilkesboro · NC, USA
Glowing red light in night sky
Charlotte · NC, USA
Red, blue, and green twinkling lights in western Charlotte, NC sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus or Sirius?? PD))
Concord · NC, USA
Bright light in the sky. Disappears and reappears.
Wilmington · NC, USA
I was on our patio, facing East-South East and they came in the same direction over the treeline. I was on the phone with my father at
Greensboro · NC, USA
Yellowish spheres observed by three.
Madison · NC, USA
Small, plain white speck of light smoothly, slowly, and without sound headed directly southeast. Used to seeing planes with blinking li
Marshall · NC, USA
I watched and noticed that the object was also moving up, down, sideways and directions that would have been impossible for even a heli
Wake Forest · NC, USA
5 red/orange lights high up in the sky moving east above target in wake forest nc