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)
Hendersonville · NC, USA
Triangular UFO sighting.
Durham · NC, USA
Silver almost translucent, object flying over Durham.
Rocky Mount · NC, USA
Hexagon shaped object connected to bright star moving and disappearing in air.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Small white oval shaped UFO over Charlotte countryside airspace
Carrboro · NC, USA
Three lights as bright as the moon, possible triangle.
Rural Hall · NC, USA
3 red sphere-shaped objects moving across.
Monroe · NC, USA
Vertical, orange, cigar shaped craft.
Durham · NC, USA
Driving and saw a cigar shaped object moving slowly, gliding. Way larger than a plane. Not near the airport. Thought maybe it was a bl
Cameron · NC, USA
A huge bright red glowing light formed in the sky!
Southern Pines · NC, USA
Very large green fireball moving through the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor? PD))
Salvo · NC, USA
Large and bright red fireball or light, silent and very fast moving N, and then nearly 90 degree westward turn over Pamlico Sound.
Avon · NC, USA
Yellowish/Orange fireball and 2 red lights 4 witnesses.
Avon · NC, USA
Orange fireballs create a V-formation over beach at Avon.
Fuquay Varina · NC, USA
On the evening of 06/05 My son and I where coming back from the store, we were about 200 yards from our street when we saw over the tre
Surf City · NC, USA
Round fireball object that hovered, and rose out of sight.
Cornelius · NC, USA
While sitting on front porch noticed a bright orange light moving very slow. My husband and I walked out to sidewalk to see it better a
Asheboro · NC, USA
Orb sank and rose.
Jacksonville · NC, USA
I was sitting on my porch and I took a picture of some flowers. When I looked at the picture and zoomed in I noticed a small saucer.
Hatteras · NC, USA
3 fireballs floating in a line formation over beach.
Kill Devil Hills · NC, USA
Stationary red/white lights over Kill Devil Hills.
Waxhaw · NC, USA
White lights in a rectangular pattern that faded in and out, but did not move.
Wake Forest · NC, USA
Star-like object flying at moderate speed in an "S" motion, before dimming out and disappearing.
Cary · NC, USA
Elongated star or Cross over Cary, NC. Two just sitting there, one larger than the other and a third appears.Saw this last year
Holden Beach · NC, USA
3 star-like lights
Asheboro · NC, USA
Orange light crossed in front of me while driving and hovered above the trees, moving in a westward direction on an overcast night.