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)
Greensboro · NC, USA
White discs converging into one and changing shapes, disappearing, then reappearing separated.
Hickory · NC, USA
Obj seemed to be a unusually bright light, what I thought might be the north star, but 3 times as bright. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Hillsborough · NC, USA
Star Wars UFO.
Wendell · NC, USA
Bright light exiting atmosphere.
Trinity · NC, USA
4 teardrop-shaped white lights in a row with smaller pulsating colored lights.
Greenville · NC, USA
bright small red orb. disapearing and floating acts. very precisioned and accurate flying. not a drone. ((anonymous report))
Fletcher · NC, USA
I noticed something floating in the sky while doing exercises outside today. At first I thought it was something like a plastic bag flo
Richlands · NC, USA
Fireball with very bright red beggining of the tail
Reidsville · NC, USA
Last night around 8:00pm I was outside with me dad and I looked straight up and a very bright flash hit my eyes. I asked my dad did you
High Point · NC, USA
Unique Craft Spotted above trees, still motion, strange shape, just observing.
Hickory/Conover · NC, USA
Caught a glimpse of what seemed to be a glare, but then slowly faded into what looked like a cone shaped craft that gradually increased
Hillsborough · NC, USA
Large green comet-like streak in the sky; lasted 5 or 6 seconds.
Millers Creek · NC, USA
Big slow creepy aircraft. ((anonymous report))
Fuquay · NC, USA
Bright lights moving around my property, shadows moving, orbs, glowing eyes.
Mt. Pleasant · NC, USA
Craft hovered for several minutes, did not make noise.
Corolla · NC, USA
Small silent disc-like object over Northern Outer Banks, NC.
Whittier · NC, USA
Three Blinking lights underneath.
Charlotte · NC, USA
11/03/16; 15 white lights traveling west to east in Charlotte NC at 19:10. 2-3 minutes observing them
Goldhill · NC, USA
We witnessed a bright light in the sky on three separate occasions. All three were caught in video, and look to be the same exact objec
Sanford · NC, USA
I had went to my back porch to make sure the door was locked when I saw a huge bright light in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Delco · NC, USA
Oddly shaped illuminated object in sky that drew attention of 6 helicopters two days before election.
Wilmington · NC, USA
Objects that looked like fireballs in the sky. COMPLETELY SILENT!!!!!!!
Albemarle · NC, USA
Seen strange light bounce in sky with different colored lights moving side to side in one spot. ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))
Raleigh · NC, USA
4 greenish-blue lights rotating around a red light, brief "meteor-like" sighting
Durham · NC, USA
Wife and I saw 5 light orange disc like objects that appeared to be spinning flying W. ((anonymous report))