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)
Sanford · NC, USA
Circular UFO with multi colored lights hovering with no sound.
Henderson · NC, USA
They were in a straight line with blinking lights
Carolina Beach (Fort Fisher) · NC, USA
disc in picture
Asheville · NC, USA
Moving bright white light, size of large star appeared in Asheville, NC, NW sky at 2375 hours
Manteo · NC, USA
3 strange lights 7/1/03 outer banks nc
Kitty Hawk · NC, USA
Strange glowing haze like light over Kitty Hawk NC.
Sylva · NC, USA
The disk I saw was easily able to avoid the fighter aircraft pursuing it
Farquay Varina · NC, USA
On an otherwise cloudless and starry night, my brother and I noticed a dense low-lying cloud over their new development. Coming throug
Asheville · NC, USA
I saw a bright light that seemed to be sucked into another dimension when I looked at it, and there was a loud "booming" sound as it di
Maysville · NC, USA
Bus shaped object with 4 bright lights 20 feet off ground seen in rural eastern North Carolina. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Beulaville · NC, USA
iam older than 60 and a vet and this was exciting
Charlotte · NC, USA
Large White & Orange Sphere over Kannapolis Concord NC Area
Egg Town · NC, USA
It was real big and silent
Charlston · NC, USA
((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax? PD)) Cloud over the ocean at night, glowing from within, duration around 10 minutes. We saw no craft.
Roanoke Rapids · NC, USA
HOW COULD A SHOOTING STAR CHANGE DIRECTIONS PLUS IT WAS PRETTY BIG?
High Point · NC, USA
A round black object moving horizontal to ground. It made no sound and had no lights
Wilmington · NC, USA
Two bright lights came into view as we were sitting on our back porch. They appeared to be fairly far away - like bright stars. No soun
Candler · NC, USA
Bright light rapidly traveled from North to South and then hovered
Kenly · NC, USA
extremely fast moving light with no sound
Kenly · NC, USA
A hazy,thin white line grew in brightness and slowly split open and burst with a white light!
Plymouth · NC, USA
A bluish-whitish glowing ragged line of light in the shape of a large "W" lying on its side.
Welcome · NC, USA
Egg-shaped pod with large spheres on either side. Blinded by craft. 25+ minute sighting.
Dunn · NC, USA
I was taking pictures of my roses when I downloaded them into my pc I saw this
High Point · NC, USA
This was my first siting and boy was this a real site to see! One night me and my wife, back in roughly 2003, was living with my grandm
Asheboro · NC, USA
Large, shiny, motionless cylinder.