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)
Charlotte · NC, USA
Two red dots next to each other over South Charlotte, NC heading towards Matthews,NC (East) about 2000 feet?
Wilmington · NC, USA
Saw a small, bright object move across the sky, come to a complete stop, and begin flying in circles. ((NUFORC Note: ISS?? PD))
Browns Summit · NC, USA
Two strange lights with planes chasing over Greensboro, NC.
Burlington · NC, USA
Crystal clear sky. Several orange-white objects,in formation,RAPIDLY changing positions,front to back, side to side, looping, suddenly
Charlotte · NC, USA
Teardrop UFO appearance
Apex · NC, USA
Driving North on Route 55 in Apex, NC. I noticed a triangular light pattern, I thought it was an airplane heading directly at me. As
Burnsville · NC, USA
I REPORTED THIS ON 11/28/05 .AFTER VIEWING THE ANGLES AND LAND MARKS,THIS IS WHAT I OBSERVED. I WAS STANDING 14' ABOVE GROUND ON MY DEC
Burnsville · NC, USA
Another sighting in Burnsville,NC 11/29/05
Burnsville · NC, USA
A dark object with dull lights 200-300 yrds up in the sky , moving in total silence
Hendersonville · NC, USA
Last night, October 10, at about 11:00PM for about ten minutes I observed a peculiar point source light in the Eastern sky. It was at a
Cary · NC, USA
My friends and I where jokeing around outside and i got shoved and fell then I saw the craft it was moveing about 100-200 mph at proubl
Connelly Springs · NC, USA
bright red light, hovering then flying away
Jacksonville · NC, USA
1 FLYING TRIANGLE VERY SLOW AND LOW THEM COMES BACK OR THERE WERE 2 OF THEM?
Jacksonville · NC, USA
Observed bright disc shaped object with three red pulsating lights on the bottom for about 30 minutes.
Mars Hill · NC, USA
I witnessed a cigar shaped object with a bright light center and an emerald green glow around it..
Marion · NC, USA
Bright green orb falling from sky in the same fashion as a shooting star.
Greensboro · NC, USA
Driving north on rt. 220 towards Va. Approx. 9 p.m. the sky entirely lit up in a blue/turquiose color and deminished as fast as it app
Burnsville · NC, USA
Fireball in the sky while viewing Mars 10/31/05
Fort Fisher · NC, USA
eratic moving circular object
Cape Hatteras · NC, USA
sitting on the deck of an oceanfront beach house, at approximately 10:00 p.m., an orange plasma ball appeared about a mile or less out
Gastonia · NC, USA
NCCPO REPORT: All things considered, this is an odd sighting and I cannot possibly begin to explain it.
Browns Summit · NC, USA
diamond*triangle ( couldnt tell) amber colored with greenish purple glow with lighting bolts coming off it.
Carrboro · NC, USA
I looked into the sky and saw an unusally bright light and thought it was a helicopter going to the nearby hospital. The lights flicke
Statesville · NC, USA
Tri-colored light in eastern sky attracts attention of star gazer near midnight in Statesville, North Carolina.
Boonville · NC, USA
Unusual activity in our small community, crafts seem to hover with lights not like anything recognizable.