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)
Myrtle Beach · NC, USA
Very fast orange lights.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
4 circles flying north to south in Fayetteville, NC on July 1, 2016.
Wilmington · NC, USA
Aquamarine light in the sky.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Large, slow, flying triangle aircraft with lights.
Clemmons · NC, USA
My husband and I saw a bright neon orange orb fly to the sky for about a minute.
Waves · NC, USA
Translucent sphere with flame in the middle.
Charlotte · NC, USA
3 orange/yellow lights in a triangle on E Independence.
Tryon Equestrian Center · NC, USA
My English is not too good, but I saw aroun 8 disc & they flew erratic thats why caught my atencion.
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
I looked outside window like I always do at night and then I saw it above the trees and the lights fluttered back and forth.
Ash · NC, USA
Smaller aircraft which had no noise with rotating white lights, accompanied but super large area of twinkling smaller lights.
Holden Beach · NC, USA
Four orange then two separate groups of 5 white lights in each group moving uniformly off the Holden Beach, NC, coast.
Shallotte · NC, USA
Orange-ish lights in the sky, sitting still, then shifting off into smaller lights.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Unknown jerky flying red and blue flashing object seen high in the sky.
Bryson · NC, USA
While we were on a family vacation I went outside for a little bit to get some fresh air while the family was watching an intense baske
Cornelius · NC, USA
A bright round light burst in the sky from nowhere. No sound. Appeared to be just behind and above the treeline. Like a sun.
Candler · NC, USA
"U" shaped UFO, made of light, over Candler, NC.
Kure Beach · NC, USA
Orange and yellow elongated fireball looking object.
Pittsboro · NC, USA
We did not get a very good look at this object. I am only reporting this in case someone who got a better look does also so that their
Topsail · NC, USA
Two balls of light on beach and over ocean
Asheville · NC, USA
What was thought to be glare from the Sun turns out to be Strange Orb on Indian Land.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Triangle Shape In Downtown Charlotte. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flare, from photographing a bright reflection. PD))
Gastonia · NC, USA
4 objects rose up in the sky slowly all together and 5th object rose fast to the other 4 then slowly all went up. ((anonymous report))
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Orange yellow orb seen floating over clouds, slowly moving up and down. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling star? PD))
Hickory · NC, USA
Bright light from sky.
Thomasville · NC, USA
Repeatedly flashing light seen illuminating night sky in same area of sky. No weather events were occurring at this time. Light was ver