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)
Kill Devil Hills · NC, USA
Looking at the geminids and witnessed a formation
Madison · NC, USA
Object appeared, grew in size and brightness, reduced size and brightness then began to move.
Ocean Isle Beach · NC, USA
Sighting began with 2 orange glows proceeded by small randomly pulsating white lights. Then the lights moved back and forth in the sky.
Charlotte · NC, USA
flying stick, the ends of it brighter. Recorded event
Supply · NC, USA
I saw this changing wobling circular object that was changing colors in odd patterns.
Greenville · NC, USA
Saw 15 orange fire balls
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Distant light flew in, paused in the air for half a second, then accelerated away at an incredible speed.
Charlotte · NC, USA
At first I thought it might have been a huge falling star but it never burnt out
Fayetteville · NC, USA
The orb was bright in the sky, it descended in front of the four witnesses. Craft was visible long enough to record video footage.
Cary · NC, USA
Beautiful meteorite flashed by us just as the Spacex rocket flew overhead. The rocket was very high heading norteast and the meteorite
Como · NC, USA
Bright white light
Huntersville · NC, USA
A white object, spherical or possibly egg shaped, was floating about as high as a plane. While I watched it, it vanished instantly.
Waynesville · NC, USA
Appears in three photos when night mode turned o the weird cloud of mist and color is in last picture where a dark area was in previous
Bear Creek · NC, USA
Bright diamond light with triangle lights extending outward
NC · USA
This is a recurring siting for me of an orb-like object.
Apex/Cary · NC, USA
Object in Sky in Cary, NC
Swift Creek · south of Raleigh, NC, USA
Five pulsing green lights and a large object that blocked out much of the sky, followed for five minutes
Lumberton · NC, USA
I was traveling North bound on I95 on 29 NOV 21 at approximately 4am EST and witnessed a triangle shaped object, slowly flying south
Little River · NC, USA
Stationary bright white light.
Cerro Gordo · NC, USA
I noticed a group of around 9 to 10 lights of changing colors ranging from pink to green and blue hovering in the sky for around 30 min
Henrico · NC, USA
Video on blink camera of a round object
Charlotte · NC, USA
Two orange lights in the sky to the south of Charlotte, NC
Flat Rock · NC, USA
I was taking a photo of the Harvest Moon at my home with my I-phone as it was rising out of the eastern sky just above the trees. It wa
Boone · NC, USA
I saw what looked like a bright and close star fall out of the sky after I looked at it, with a speed much faster than gravity.
Matthews · NC, USA
Fireball appeared to expand and retract, darting multidirectionally for (+\-) 45 seconds.