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)
Roanoke Rapids · NC, USA
Three bright lights surrounded by four to five small red lights flying independently Roanoke Rapids North Carolina
Calabash · NC, USA
A short story of how I saw a UFO.
Hampstead · NC, USA
A very bright moving cylinder of glowing white light flying across the the night sky, then hovering in one spot.
Mooresville · NC, USA
Flying V over Lake Norman in NC on New Year's Eve
Raleigh · NC, USA
At about 22:45 last night the power went out in my entire apartment complex. I decieded to look outside and a bright light caught my ey
Greensboro · NC, USA
I saw lights streaking across the sky zooming down to the earth. The streaks were bright and white. I also so aircraft every all over
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Bright balls of light in sky over Fayetteville, NC.
Durham · NC, USA
Saw red light on top of green, both blinking White light circling underside. ((anonymous report))
Carthage · NC, USA
Was on back road in country was talking to my daughter on cell phone and to my right out of no where two Triangle shaped ufos popped up
Lenoir · NC, USA
Red and green flashing... Near center of town and then came around bernhardt and then went behind hibriten mountain and left.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Rectangle lights above neighborhood in the sky.
Charlotte (Highland Creek) · NC, USA
At approximately 3:00 p.m., I was driving in the car and had parked in a carpool lane to pick up my kids from elementary school. The sk
Wake Forest · NC, USA
Saw 3 blinking red lights flying in a row across the sky over highway 98 Wake Forest.
Wilmington · NC, USA
Vehicle sized UFO at the same height as busy stoplight, unlike anything we had ever seen, defied laws of physics as I know it
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
Three quick blue/green flashes lit up the sky, 30 sec intervals.
Clayton · NC, USA
Orange ball of light moved slowly and then sped up without sound. ((anonymous report)
Durham · NC, USA
Fast moving sphere of light.
Davidson · NC, USA
Grey, oval-shaped object over Davidson, North Carolina.
Vass · NC, USA
Noticed a light in the sky that was moving, but did not get closer or farther away. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of a star?? PD))
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Outside with husband watching Geminid Meteor shower when what at first appeared to be a flock of birds in the sky realized it was NOT,
Durham · NC, USA
Object appeared to be a falling star or meteor. Fell very quickly. Was a brightly lit, falling object. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor? PD))
Germanton · NC, USA
Bright circular light in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Germanton · NC, USA
Circular light in the sky.
Concord · NC, USA
Saw 3 large sphere shaped objects traveling towards 1 stationary object. They flew in the same trajectory about 45 to 60 seconds apart.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Pill-shaped object seen flying behind and around airplane. ((anonymous report))