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)
Greenville · NC, USA
Red/Green Flashing Object, Low in Sky.
Salisbury · NC, USA
During the night, I came across 4-5 disks of light, circling each other in flight.
Surf City · NC, USA
Series of lights seen above Topsail Island.
Mount Airy · NC, USA
Ball of light that appeared in the sky.
Graham · NC, USA
White, cross-shaped, object, followed by a dark oval shaped object.
Wake Forest · NC, USA
Driving down a local road, we witnessed 4 bright orange lights in the sky. They seemed circular in shape and traveling pretty fast. The
Burnsville · NC, USA
While traveling east on highway 19, I was observing a lightning storm slightly north of the highway. Approximately 2 miles west of Burn
Franklinton · NC, USA
My 2 friends were leaving my house around 9:00 pm, and when we went outside, a huge circular disk was hovering SW, had no lights.
Charlotte · NC, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by witness. PD))
Waynesville · NC, USA
Dots of white green and red lights, 3 dots of light. Western night time sky, just south of lyn lowry cross. Has been hovering in the ni
Hickory · NC, USA
I was on my poarch looking at the stars. All of the sudden one of them starting moving. It moved and suddenly stopped. Then started mov
North Topsail Beach · NC, USA
Five glowing fireballs/spheres in rectangular formation in sky.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Every night I go out side to smoke a cigarette at about 11:00 o'clock. And every night in the same spot, there is this craft flashing
Gastonia · NC, USA
Object appearing amd disappearing, with three planes chasing it.
Greensboro · NC, USA
Western sky, from north Greensboro, seems to hover moving in any direction. Almost as if wind we're bobbing around. Seems to have red a
Raleigh · NC, USA
UFO above Crabtree Lake, Raleigh, NC.
Franklin · NC, USA
Slow moving fireball, with no sound, in North Carolina.
Maiden · NC, USA
I could see over the tree line a large object that was disc shape and almost look like a Zeppelin or some type of blimp.
Newton · NC, USA
My daughter and I were swimming and I was looking up to check out a dark cloud when I noticed a metallic sphere going from south to eas
Weddington/Wesley Chapel · NC, USA
Triangular shaped aircraft hovering over wooded area in night sky, with 3 distinct lights on each point.
Raeford · NC, USA
Driving into Raeford from Southern Pines, looked to our L and over Ft Bragg, we observed 3 pinkish/red lights in triangle formation.
Concord · NC, USA
UFO with bright spotlight on the front.
Asheville · NC, USA
Thought it was a star. I was watching the meteor shower scheduled tonight. Saw many meteors, stopped counting at 30. What I had thought
West Jefferson · NC, USA
High altitude triangle object with lighted corners seen over West Jefferson, NC.
Burlington · NC, USA
Circle, orange in the center. Changed speeds quickly.