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)
Fort Bragg · NC, USA
((NUFORC Note: Missile launch at 2055 hrs (EDT). PD)) Bbright object enters atmosphere, turns into 2 objects
Cornelius · NC, USA
Brown, sharp teeth, and scary creature stood in my window sill I went under my blankets my mind goes blank and awoke feeling different
North Carolina (in flight) · NC, USA
Seen from plane window a long black line suspended at 35,000 ft as viewed from airplane
Newland · NC, USA
Omg it actually excist
Charlotte · NC, USA
Bright star size pulsing object moves accross sky in westerly direction
Spruce Pine · NC, USA
The craft was moving faster than I have ever seen anything move in my entire life.
Mineral Springs · NC, USA
A EMBER looking UFO
Lexington · NC, USA
silver disc, about 3-6 miles away, mabey 22 ft. in length, 13-16 ft. tall
Charlotte · NC, USA
Cigar shaped object observered in daytime traveling at a high rate of speed at high altitude.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Loud Lowflying Large Object
Mt. Gilead · NC, USA
LOW LIGHTS AND STRANGE OBJECT(S) IN RURAL AREA AGAIN! UNMISTAKEABLY STRANGE.
Rockwell · NC, USA
A stationary lit object, hovering for some time, and then instantly sped away ... not gradually, but instantly and silently.
New Bern · NC, USA
I looked up while walking and saw what I assumed was a meteor but as I watched it made several changes in course, not radical, neverthe
Charlotte · NC, USA
Amber/Orange lights hover in Charlotte sky
Harrisburg · NC, USA
Extremely brilliant multi-colored symmetrical light source no sound hovering 1.5 minutes low in sky moving off at moderate velocity
Lewisville · NC, USA
OBJECT WAS 3 LIGHTS IN THE SHAPE OF A TRIANGLE WITH BEAMS OF LIGHT ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
Elizabeth City · NC, USA
Explosive corona.....Shooting Star becomes disk that hovers
Asheville · NC, USA
Bright White Light Moving Slower Then Normal Aircraft.
Surf City · NC, USA
Pulsing multicolored lights which appeared to outline a relatively large craft or crafts at low altitude at Topsail Island.
Arden · NC, USA
Bright light, moving faster than the planes close by!!!
King · NC, USA
December '04 - Bright meteor in NW North Carolina ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))
Fairview · NC, USA
UFO sightings in the eastern sky.
Fuquay Varina · NC, USA
Huge, slow moving, silent, black triangular shaped craft flying at very low altitude.
Conway · NC, USA
Isaw a bright light in the sky moving fast for 5 seconds then stop ,became brighter,then disappear
Gatesville · NC, USA
Smooth circle (bottom) of silvery craft disappeared into larger invisible apparently 'cloaked' craft -- no sound.