UFO Sightings in North Carolina
3,393 UFO sightings reported in North Carolina since 1945, peaking in 2014 (282 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 3,393
- Span
- 1945–2030
- Peak year
- 2014 (282 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1945–2030 · peak 2014 (282 reports)
Top cities in North Carolina
Charlotte
1973–2030 · peak 2014 (20 reports)
Raleigh
1975–2022 · peak 2014 (13 reports)
Greensboro
1961–2021 · peak 2014 (8 reports)
Wilmington
1974–2022 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Fayetteville
1962–2021 · peak 2013 (9 reports)
Asheville
1972–2022 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Durham
1981–2021 · peak 2015 (8 reports)
Winston-Salem
1945–2022 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Cary
1998–2021 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Hickory
1966–2022 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Gastonia
1992–2022 · peak 2011 (8 reports)
Oak Island
2005–2021 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Holden Beach
1982–2020 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
High Point
1982–2020 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
Jacksonville
1967–2021 · peak 2005 (4 reports)
Nags Head
1973–2019 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Concord
2000–2021 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Carolina Beach
1987–2020 · peak 2014 (6 reports)
Morganton
1980–2019 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Mooresville
1995–2020 · peak 2016 (4 reports)
Black Mountain · NC, USA
On our way home we saw a large object with several lights stationary in the sky.
Charlotte · NC, USA
I thought it was a firework at first...then I realized it was too big and way too fast. We live about 15 miles from airport....this wa
Wilson · NC, USA
2 dark cigar shaped objects in night sky
Charlotte · NC, USA
bizarre orange lights over south charlotte
Hendersonville · NC, USA
Local TV station reports green light in skies over NC.
Jacksonville · NC, USA
Large wing shaped mother ship with over 80 small craft formation
Eden · NC, USA
Extremely fast moving lights in North Carolina
North Wilkesboro · NC, USA
Images of unidentified "object" accidentally located while viewing on maps.google.com "Streetview" in North Wilkesb
Charlotte · NC, USA
((HOAX??)) I am actually a little freaked out that I am even in a position where I reporting something like this.
Monroe · NC, USA
Blinking light being chased by a military (?) aircraft...
Cary · NC, USA
2 red UFOs shuts off electrical equipment and makes noise.
Charlotte · NC, USA
a very high, fast, orange UFO over Charlotte NC
King · NC, USA
Was the brightest red to orange colored object I have ever seen in the sky.
Lillington · NC, USA
wird light
Mount Airy · NC, USA
starship UFO over Mount Airy NC
Kernersville · NC, USA
My wife and I were traveling on I-40 the day after valentines when we noticed what we thought was an airplane moving so slowly that it
Spruce Pine · NC, USA
large neon green ball with greenand white tail shooting across sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))
Jefferson (7 miles east of) · NC, USA
I saw a bright, orangish light in the sky that turned off, leaving no trail or any evidence that it was a search/landing light.
Oak Island · NC, USA
Huge light source, movement, flashing lights seen over Oak Island, North Carolina
Horseshoe · NC, USA
A fireball burning a bright greenish-yellow streaked across the road I was driving on.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Very disturbing sight. Bright lights, tones of blue and white, and EXTREMELY loud rumbling noise.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Slow moving then became still light in the sky over Lake Wylie 01/03/07 5:30pm
Burlington · NC, USA
The object was bright and made a left turn then started to ascend and pick up speed and shot upward and disappeard from view.
Dunn · NC, USA
The lights seemed to be moving as if on a solid object.
Hayesville · NC, USA
Flashing differant colors and expanding and contracting of craft