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)
Lowell · NC, USA
I was walking outside to feed my dog and I looked into the sky and there were 2 of what looked like oval shaped objects, one with red a
Winston Salem · NC, USA
Huge dark object with 4 lights went soaring across the sky then disappeared
Goldsboro · NC, USA
Triangular, Black, with three white lights on each corner and one red on the middle.
Canton · NC, USA
Never saw anything like this flyng thing.
Stokes · NC, USA
Rectangle object observed at estimated 20000 feet with well lit interior beige lights.
Clayton · NC, USA
Unusually long dark shape, moving very slow, no lights, no sound, at tree level.
North Brevard · NC, USA
Lights over snow bank.
Lenoir · NC, USA
Bright blinking lights over the Blue Ridge Mountains. Viewed from the village of cedar rock. ((anonymous report))
Kill Devil Hills · NC, USA
When walking the dog Heard what sounded like a giant bird flapping its wings. At the same time my wife yelled oh and ask what was tha
Kill Devil Hills · NC, USA
When walking the dog, heard what sounded like a giant bird flapping its wings.
Hickory · NC, USA
Orange Glowing and Pulsing Circular Object over Hickory, NC.
Oak Island · NC, USA
At approximately 7:00p.m, I thought I saw a strange light in the sky over the ocean through my window. I grabbed my glasses and went o
Holden Beach · NC, USA
A cylyndrical shaped object traveling from North to South was observed traveling at a great speed. Coloration was green and the object
Tarboro · NC, USA
Large group of orange orbs.
Lenoir · NC, USA
Bright blinking lights hovering over the blue ridge mtns. Not the first time. They do not appear every night. ((anonymous reports))
Lenoir · NC, USA
Blinking lights have been appearing and hovering over the blue ridge mountains. ((anonymous reports))
Salisbury · NC, USA
3 fiery crimson orbs at low altitude. ((anonymous report))
Lexington · NC, USA
Glowing circular object with dark blue ring falling from the sky
Cary/Apex · NC, USA
Cross-shaped with light lining bottom of each of the four "arms," hovering over two different areas, then disappeared quickly.
Greensboro · NC, USA
Strange craft on approach with improper NAV lights that disappeared in class B airspace
Midland · NC, USA
Circular red object moving quickly. ((anonymous report))
Apex (physically in Cary) · NC, USA
Huge diamond shaped aircraft moved very slowly, hovered, then went below tree line. Red/green non-flashing lights. Low quiet hum.
Greensboro · NC, USA
Saw exact same strange craft again a week later at the same spot. It was on approach to GSO RW 32
Franklin · NC, USA
Erratically moving object in night sky.
Wallace · NC, USA
Two bright lights almost connected right before sunrise. Not a plane. Stayed still in the sky at sunrise until lost sight while driving