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/Salisbury (between; on I-30) · NC, USA
Triangle yellow lights in the night sky.
Kill Devil Hills · NC, USA
Bright, orange, triangle shaped crafts flying in formation over Kill Devil Hills, NC.
Seven Devils · NC, USA
Football field sized rectangle, black, near Boone N.C. that disappeared at a high rate of speed.
Concord · NC, USA
Small, rotating, seemingly faceted orb spotted flying more slowly that bird/planes, flew roughly NE, ((anonymous report))
Ocean Isle Beach · NC, USA
At approximately 2:00 i could not sleep because I witnessed many craft the previous night but, I could not pick them up because they w
Morgantown · NC, USA
226 was closed going up the mountain due to accident this morning was raining, hazy out. Made a U-turn going back down mountain in open
Greensboro · NC, USA
Circular shape with purple hued, triangular blinking light.
Sunset · NC, USA
Four orange balls of light hovering, then moved over the ocean, disappearing one at a time. ((anonymous report))
Kill Devil Hills · NC, USA
At approx. 11:20pm on 10-15-18 in the night sky above Kill Devil Hills, NC, facing SE, I observed a faint white-yellow streak.
Wilmington · NC, USA
With my son and saw in the crisp blue clear skies a formation of disc shaped craft.
Asheville · NC, USA
Large trianular craft. ((anonymous reports))
Wilmington · NC, USA
Series of V shaped lights going fast and high in sky
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
At 6 am today (10-23-2018) to have a cigarette and a minute or two later directly above me was a object 100ft wide 50ft length.
Smithfield · NC, USA
Large plane shape crafts no sound just a humm
Forbush · NC, USA
My wife and I are traveling east on all 421 and yakking county North Carolina. When as a passenger in our car I absorb sorry observed a
Charlotte · NC, USA
Saw a small orb with a bright blue light shining at plane on takeoff out of Charlotte, NC. ((anonymous report))
Raleigh · NC, USA
3 lights single object.
Morrisville · NC, USA
I noticed what I momentarily thought were aircraft lights forward and above us at a close distance.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Black rectangle object moving East over Charlotte, NC in CLT airspace
Sunset Beach · NC, USA
Sitting on the beach and high in the sky was a shiny object that stayed there until we left 2 hours later. it was not there today?
Nags Head · NC, USA
I saw one light in the sky, then another joined it. They were in a north-south line. One went out as my boyfriend came outside. We both
Durham · NC, USA
Fluctuating bright white light in night sky, high up seen from route 147.
Zebulon · NC, USA
Color changing circles.
Asheboro · NC, USA
A bright light flew across the sky faster than a plane and brighter than a shooting star. It had no light trail and suddenly disappeare
Weaverville · NC, USA
We saw several orange lights in the western sky NW of Weaverville, NC, around 930 Sunday night, August 5th.