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
Large white circular object flying across sky
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
100's of round blobs or circles, clear or silver, shiny, color change to red or blue and back hovering over & around tower.
Point Harbor · NC, USA
14-16 lights moving in different directions but made 90 degree turns. ((Starlink satellites?))
Winston Salem · NC, USA
Every Night, Multiple Sightings. Peacekeepers! ((Starlink satellites?))
Greensboro · NC, USA
Oval shaped glowing white object leaves a trail of 'smoke' in the sky then vanishes .
Carthage · NC, USA
Saw a Fireball UFO glowing Red/Orange. It moved around in all directions. Very cool! The last time I saw a Fireball UFO was in Great F
Lexington · NC, USA
Saw several glowing red objects hovering almost the shape of the big Dipper. They were traveling south East until they disappeared in t
Boone · NC, USA
I was watching YouTube and noticed a bunch of lights outside my window I tried to take a picture but my iPad’s camera could not render
Greenville · NC, USA
4 bright sphere objects.They bobbed around stationary before separating and all seem to shoot off almost like a reverse shooting st
Hope Mills · NC, USA
Seen apparent shooting star bounce off of object in sky changing its trajectory.
Morehead City · NC, USA
I am a 57 year old retired medical assistant. On 11-05-19...7:06 pm my neighbor (42 year old female) called asking me to go outside to
Unionville · NC, USA
Various activity in the sky all of which faded out and disappeared.
Apex · NC, USA
Long object with 4 green fixed lights moving slow and low
Bunn · NC, USA
Saw large string of lights fly over Bunn, NC.Very strange. Silent. About 2000 feet up.Moving North East at a high rate, like
Lake Havasu · NC, USA
Formation of lights or objects over Lake Havasu, AZ, moving across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Cluster of "Starlink" satellites. PD))
Greenville · NC, USA
A cylinder, moving left to right, 25’ in front of me, parallel to the pavement, 100 MPH or faster.
Tarboro · NC, USA
Dark undetected object. High speed.
Jackson Springs · NC, USA
Light went from dim to very bright then left with extreme speed gone in 2 seconds.
Waxhaw · NC, USA
UFO in the sky turning white to red being chased.
Swannanoa · NC, USA
3 crafts with lights flying, disappearing and then reappearing.
Jacksonville · NC, USA
Loud Humming sound
Candor · NC, USA
As I was driving through town I noticed 3 red lights in a perfect triangle position there was one in front and two on the back I though
Durham · NC, USA
Bright yellow-ish light low and much closer than the stars moved quickly in all directions. Went straight up fast when a plane flew by.
Raleigh · NC, USA
ship moving into diagonal formation and disappeared
New Bern · NC, USA
Mysterious lights over New Bern. ((NUFORC Note: "Starlink" satellites? PD))