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)
Denton · NC, USA
me and my girlfriend was thello I have a story of a ufo encounter that took place on jan 1 and the morning of jan 2 from 11 pm to 2 am
Kannapolis · NC, USA
2 red lights, side by side
Jamestown (Adam's Farm) dist. · NC, USA
Oval objects hovering over Jamestown, NC. Military jets flying over-head a short while later.
Bahama · NC, USA
THE SKY WAS CLEAR, NO CLOUDS. WE SAW A BALL OF LIKE FIRE WITH A STREAK BEHIND IT.WE BOTH SAW THE SAME THING, SO I KNOW I WAS NOT I
Fayetteville · NC, USA
5-6 tiny multi-colored changing objects flying perpendicular and parallel to each other in close proximity
Sneads Ferry · NC, USA
Hello there I am 14 years old and I believe in UFO'S and Aliens.On December 2001 I was in my room and I started hearing some kind of no
Greensboro · NC, USA
Faint amber colored, Triangular shaped object with moving spheres within the structure
Bessemer City · NC, USA
I walked out on my deck on a clear sunny afternoon,I looded up at the sky to see if they had been spraying chemtrails.There was no chem
Elon · NC, USA
brown dot reflective object hovering, then speeding off to the northwest, elon university.
Shiloh · NC, USA
Large triangular shaped object with large blue lights suddenly makes quick u-turn and then hovers miles away.
Bayboro · NC, USA
Three lights in triangular formation.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Flying objects seen while watching Leonid meteor shower
Hendersonville · NC, USA
Round object-didnt behave like meteor or plane
Southport · NC, USA
Since I have the picture but did not see in this is what the picture shows.
Garner · NC, USA
It was far over the trees and I could see windows.
Newport · NC, USA
Completely black huge circle covered at least a mile
Valdese · NC, USA
Metallic Triangular object hovers over Valdese
Pilot Mountain (near) · NC, USA
A lit pulsating,moving spiroghraph design.
Durham · NC, USA
aprox. 8:40 EST, white flame shape heading fast for ground, turned 90 degree then looked like short white line
China Grove · NC, USA
I was driving on Mt. Hope Church Road near my home,and I glanced toward the right and saw a jet with a very long jet stream,and then I
Charlotte · NC, USA
White dots in a clear blue sky.
Charlotte · NC, USA
I sawa silver object hovering 100ft over a area of trees
Fuquay Varina · NC, USA
Bright light coming towards me, then turned and vanished.
Asheville · NC, USA
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Forest City · NC, USA
September 12th 2001--strange, fast, craft flying and hovering when all planes supposed to be grounded