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)
Carrboro · NC, USA
Flying object seen making darting and odd manuevers for 30 minutes.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Two bright star like objects swooping down then hugging tree line....
High Point · NC, USA
Driving under a strange hovering craft looking like a triangle plane.
High Point · NC, USA
V-shaped craft hovering near High Point
Winston-Salem (S of; around Tyro?) · NC, USA
In the early hours of 1-17-07 I saw two unidentified flying objects within minutes of each other on US150E.
Kannapolis · NC, USA
UFOs that have humans coming out of them!!!!
Lake Norman · NC, USA
AP article: just passing this on .. UFO sighting in N.C. made AP wire on 1/26/07 (sighting was 1/24 I think)
Bunn · NC, USA
large bright white, cigar shaped objected moving right to left while heading southeast on Old Halifax Road, near Bunn, NC
Asheville · NC, USA
Large Sighting of Green Lights Seen In WNC During Night Of Jan 24th,
Leicester · NC, USA
Green ball of light falls from the sky
Franklin · NC, USA
Green ball of light over Western NC
Charlotte · NC, USA
UFO spotted over NC & SC.
Rocky Mount · NC, USA
Huge combination of shapes, lit up with individual white, bright light
Mills River · NC, USA
Glowing yellow sphere seen around midnight
Huntersville · NC, USA
Box shape(ie a book) flat black all around,2 large white lights no windows or exhaust slow & silent.
Southport · NC, USA
Star-like object, flying fast toward the Eastern Seaboard, slowed, then resumed fast flight due north.
Greensboro · NC, USA
Space Shuttle presumed sighted in NC after recent night launch
Dunn · NC, USA
Triangle shaped craft seen
Apex · NC, USA
I was down at jordan lake playing guitar and it was a clear night and i could see all the stars. I saw one light off in the distance c
Raleigh · NC, USA
Daylight sighting of a star-shaped object
Mocksville · NC, USA
Bright white object seen with one bright white missile-like object shooting out from the bottom
Wilmington · NC, USA
We saw flashes of bright light in distance from our porch. Shortly after 5 very bright round yellow lights came on in a straight row fr
Hildebran · NC, USA
4 very large disk shaped object moving slowly in coordinated formations one with streaming "sparks" emitted from the bottom. 11/3/06
Corolla · NC, USA
Vibrating, red, white blue stationary for a long period of time ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of the star, Sirius?? PD))
Sophia · NC, USA
Very bright white triangular object gliding across the sky.