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)
Asheville · NC, USA
Yellow/Redish colored UFO on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville,NC.
Fort Fisher · NC, USA
Red lights came out of the water, hovered a few seconds then went up at a slight angle at a speed that was incredible. As big as 3 airc
Pittsboro · NC, USA
4 white spheres, seen early night, over Jordan Lake, from corner of Andrews Store Rd. & Chapel Hill Rd.
Forest City · NC, USA
1000's of neon colored U.F.O.'s/Saucers in Sky at once.
White Lake · NC, USA
out of this world
Level Cross · NC, USA
I and my mother and sister and dog were traveling from greensboro nc to a small commnity in randolph county when it orange ball appeare
Farmville · NC, USA
It blacked out a large part of stars in sky...Huge!--black--silent--low flying--slowly over downtown--almost covered downtown(some 10-1
Sleepy Creek · NC, USA
Mystery light attracts Air Force attention in NC.
Currituck County · NC, USA
This metalic disk had blueish plasma lighting coming from all around it
Topsail Beach · NC, USA
Near Topsail Beach, 3 silent, star-sized objects each come to a stop, then one at a time, shoot off to disappear seaward
Mint Hill · NC, USA
Triangular UFO with 3 lights on each corner. No Sound. Low Flight Pattern.
Forest City · NC, USA
3 Silver shiny looking Saucers/U.F.O.'s!
Fayetteville · NC, USA
these objects were seen the morning of hurricane hugo they were flying in a formation side by side when i first noticed them i thought
Franklin · NC, USA
A perfect sphere, almost transparent , very transluscent , soundlessly floating above me
Hiddenite · NC, USA
A VERY LARGE SAUCER SHAPED OBJECT (ABOUT THE SIZE OF TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS) (SILVER IN COLOR) WITH FLASHING COLORED LIGHTS (GREEN, RED &
Elk Park · NC, USA
Huge triangle craft hovering silently 40 ft. above highway 19-E. 6 witnesses, craft seemed to be aware of our presence.
Highlands · NC, USA
Large low altitude object seen by many in NC mountains as lights went out.
Morganton · NC, USA
Large Silver Levitating Ball
Nags Head · NC, USA
Low flying, lights, shooting lights.
Walnut Cove · NC, USA
Triangle three white lights one red in the middle moving slowly.
Liberty · NC, USA
Large triangular object with white lights along the side. Silent
Scaley (outside Highlands) · NC, USA
I was talking with an acquaintance outside a house on a cold clear night. As we talked, my attention was distracted by an airborn vehic
Highlands · NC, USA
we were driving down the main st. of town.it was huge! drifting over a building at one end of town the lights in town dimmed then went
Clayton · NC, USA
Sphere shaped object about the size of a water tower, spinning rapidly.
Morganton · NC, USA
Sphere accelerates at high rate.