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)
Red Springs · NC, USA
Orange Spheres Dance in the Sky
Bailey · NC, USA
What is this
Wilmington · NC, USA
I had got off from work at around 11 pm and i arrived home at 1120 pm,I was locked out of my house(i had forgotten key).I looked up to
Charlotte · NC, USA
a triangle was looking at me and than went away very fast
Spring Lake · NC, USA
Large light very high in night sky, no sound, could have been ISS.
New Bern · NC, USA
Strange Lights over Eastern NC.
Boone (Vally Crusis) · NC, USA
Took place on the Blue ridge park way. Lots of mountain and wide mountain landscape.Around 50 to 70 objects spotted by me and then
Greensboro · NC, USA
I saw one or two silver, elongated objects moving across the sky and then they just darted away and vanished.
Great Smokies National Park · NC, USA
A stationary white dot was observed for 10 minutes.
Vanceboro · NC, USA
Strange light in the sky over Eastern NC
Advance · NC, USA
Strange UFO like sound coming from wooded & farmland area.
Davidson County · NC, USA
Huge red fireball hits in NC county, locals assume it to be a small plane crash--- no small plane found
Aberdeen · NC, USA
triangular craft with large rounded tailfin
Gastonia · NC, USA
Round metallic object flying high in sky with no sound and no vapor trial.
Maiden · NC, USA
Unknown Lights ((NUFORC Note: Possibly the star, "Sirius." PD))
Roxboro · NC, USA
Me and my friend were driving home from a party and we saw two spherical objects off to the west. They were red/orange in color and th
Salisbury · NC, USA
The object was stationary, possibly 300-400 feet in the air and less than 1/4 mile away. We were facing west. The object appeared to be
Statesville · NC, USA
Very large Fireball shoots across sky.
Shiloh · NC, USA
I was comming home from work.The craft was running at tree top level as I crossed a little bridge on 343 the craft flared to the left.
Newland · NC, USA
Fast trianglar craft
Yadkinville · NC, USA
Spherical, shiny object hovering over wooded area near Yadkin County, N.C.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Two motionless, intense, white lights around 100' above ground
Newland · NC, USA
Ufo attacked by jet
Bakersville · NC, USA
I walked into the woods alone!
Four Oaks · NC, USA
Very large hovering object that appeared to be lighted from within as well as flashing lights on the outside