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)
Como · NC, USA
Shiny saucer/disk sighted over Como, NC.
Boone · NC, USA
Black helicopters.
Fuquay Varina · NC, USA
Red streak in the sky, followed by a flying black disc with a flashing red light.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Several orbs in the morning sky off Alexander Road near Provindence Road.
Thomasville/Greensboro · NC, USA
Bright shinning cirular craft hovering over Business 85 N.
Mooresville · NC, USA
We saw lights, 2, then four BIG lights, then near this light start like coming out small lights moving different directions.
Greensboro · NC, USA
A green unknown shaped aircraft came crashing down from the sky. It appeared to be blowing up as it was coming down.
Apex · NC, USA
Bright green light sparking in sky near Lake Jordan.
Indian Trail · NC, USA
Flying down from sky, green/red firelike object. 10:05 pm.
Garner · NC, USA
Me and my roommate was talking on the back deck of my house while gazing at the stars. My roommate said to me look and I turned my head
Kure Beach · NC, USA
Orange lights over Kure Beach, NC.
Greensboro · NC, USA
Rectangular Objects Spotted in Daylight in Greensboro, NC.
Mills River · NC, USA
My niece, and I saw 5 bright orange lights moving fast across the sky. They were moving faster than an a/c. ((anonymous report))
Mills River · NC, USA
My niece, husband and I, saw 2 orange slow moving lights moving across the sky. I looked through my binoculars. ((anonymous report))
Avon · NC, USA
A number of glowing objects red, green and yellow. They were moving in a group in the sky. No sound. It was hard to tell their size
Fuquay Varina · NC, USA
Massive aircraft hovering just above tree-line. ((anonymous report))
Bogie Sound (Emerald Isle Bridge) · NC, USA
3 red orange lights moving up and down by the Emerald Isle bridge across the sound in the same spot they would disappear then reappear
Mooresville · NC, USA
sitting outside we noticed a diamond shape object with bright red blue and white lights the object darted back and forth.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
It rose up into the sky and to the blind eye it was just a bright light but in my camera it changed colors. It moved up and down and ba
Charlotte · NC, USA
White light that made no noise, moved very fast, low moving, very bright, pulsates, able to disappear and reappear in a blink of an eye
Lexington · NC, USA
Heard a low flying loud helicopter while standing outside at 11pm, both my husband and myself walked out to look and saw red blinking l
Salisbury · NC, USA
Aircraft flying low and fast with lights out of sync.
Summerfield · NC, USA
Fast bright silent flashes of light above me quickly in different areas
Calabash · NC, USA
Bright, silvery oval shape light appears out of no where, then moves like hyper speed and disappears.
Hertford · NC, USA
Large triangle of lights in the sky making a weird sound.