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)
Angier · NC, USA
Flying white lights that disappear when you bring attention to it; accompanied by humming noise, clicking sounds and driving the dog cr
Cornelius · NC, USA
2 STATIONARY, REDDISH-ORANGE LIGHTS OBSERVED FOR 5 MINS.
New Bern · NC, USA
Triangular shape, with yellow lights in each corner.
Sneads Ferry · NC, USA
3 Orange spheres seen over ocean near Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Charlotte · NC, USA
A group of orange orb-shaped lights moving against the wind and in formation
Wilksboro · NC, USA
Bright, oval shaped green light surrounded with haze and three lights in the middle, descending to ground.
Kitty Hawk · NC, USA
I was standing on my balcony at my hotel mile post nine and a half circular light moves through the clouds going south to north faster
Charlotte · NC, USA
Saw a white greenish Ball descend in ballantyne. Clear sky no noise. Appeared out of nowhere and was gone behind the trees in no time
Hickory · NC, USA
13-15 bright orange lights flying in patterns, first in a P shape, then a V shape.
Franklinville · NC, USA
A saucer with red lights and blinking white lights followed our car home.
Sunset Beach · NC, USA
BRIGHT, ORANGE LIGHT CAME IN DIRECTLY OFF THE OCEAN FLYING NORTH WEST. THE CRAFT WAS ABSOLUTELY SILENT AND FLEW BELOW THE LOW STORM CLO
Spring Lake · NC, USA
Ball of fire falling.
Gastonia · NC, USA
Bright green ball with a blue tail…
Chapel Hill · NC, USA
Witnessed a greenish - blue fire ball streak low, fast, overhead in the sky at 10:01 pm Monday August 4th 2014. I was out with my dog w
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Six light colored objects in the sky over fayetteville nc during day light hours.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Fast speeding steady electric blue light followed by helicopter.
Asheboro · NC, USA
LARGE SILVER DISK SPOTTED OVER ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA!
Carolina Beach · NC, USA
Orange orbs over ocean three in a row.
Fort Fisher · NC, USA
((HOAX??)) Orange circular lights over the beach lasted thirty minutes.
New Bern · NC, USA
Five pictures of a very, very, very fast, soundless, elongate silver with rings in front and back. It had a brite, aluminated shine &
Catawba · NC, USA
4-6 lights changing shape and size all connected with a larger center light.
Kill Devil Hills · NC, USA
Saw 4 reddish lights moving north along the Atlantic coast in Kill Devil Hills, NC.
Swan Quarters · NC, USA
Oval shaped light.
Frisco · NC, USA
Fireball appears on the horizon, shoots object from it, splits into two, then disappears.
Sunset Beach · NC, USA
Bright orange light.