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)
Bryson City · NC, USA
Zig zagging star- lights in North Carolina sky.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Mysterious bright light spotted hovering over wooded area
Franklinton · NC, USA
Red/Orange Shapeshifting Object Spotted and Flew Away.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Bright orange orb travels and disappears.
Greensboro · NC, USA
Bright light, too bright to be a star, hovering in place underneath Moon for ~2 mins. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD)) ((anonymous report))
Waxhaw · NC, USA
2 green lights seen, and weird noise heard.
Spindale · NC, USA
Two orbs opposite each other fixed in the southern sky.
Nags Head · NC, USA
Bright orange/red light flying parallel to beach then turned out towards the Atlantic Ocean into the clouds. ((anonymous report))
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
Bright lighted object hovering around for about an hour. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Mars? PD))((anonymous report))
Locust · NC, USA
Started out like a star then it stretched out and then took the shape of a upside down u ((anonymous report))
Morganton · NC, USA
Bright blue/white light shot up and across sky
Mint Hill · NC, USA
Happened to look up towards the east during a recent storm and noticed solid black triangular shaped object moving at an erratic speed
Morehead City · NC, USA
Extremely fast moving objects over the outerbanks of North Carolina. Some very bright some not so much.
Lumberton · NC, USA
Triangle in shape, at least (6)+ white lights, silent hovering above side of highway about 150' altitude
Wilmington · NC, USA
Fireballs over Wilmington, NC. nc.
Pittsboro · NC, USA
Very bright light covering my bathroom skylight.
Mars Hill · NC, USA
I and friend saw cigar silver craft going S to N about 1/2 mile to a mile up traveling approx, 250 to 300 mph seen for 35
Greensboro · NC, USA
I saw an object in the sky that looked like lights stacked vertically that were changing from red to white.
Carolina Beach · NC, USA
Huge orange oval shaped bright light appeared over the ocean in the vicinity of the horizon. ((NUFORC Note: Mars. PD))
Wilson · NC, USA
Riding us 42 east,notice a large object worth red,orange, white lights, heard no noise,later it moved further away,then a white round l
Charlotte · NC, USA
Uncountable orbs similar to millions of fireflies Flying high in sky. Travelling from Nw to SE then slowly disappeared.
Cameron · NC, USA
Ufo Sunday June 3rd - sighting two-first cylindrical 2nd orb between 2 and 3 pm.
Asheville · NC, USA
Strange double UFO sighting near UNCA, North Asheville, NC
Clinton · NC, USA
Fireball with face image spotted.
Waves · NC, USA
Strange lights off of Waves NC coast