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)
Nags Head · NC, USA
Orange fireball traveling north along 21mile mark, Nags Head Turn northeast.
Wilmington · NC, USA
Seven white (sometimes orangish ) orbs spotted off coast of Wrightsville beach - One very active and rippling with colors.
Rodanthe · NC, USA
5-6 bright white star-like objects in very close formation shooting across sky then quickly branching in half into separate directions
Duck · NC, USA
"Flaming" orange orb-like object rising into sky above Sanderling, NC.
Willow Spring · NC, USA
Double lights/ no sound with a zigzag motion over Willow Spring on 8/20/14
Holden Beach · NC, USA
3 bright lights in western sky at Holden Beach.
Ocean Isle · NC, USA
A few family members and I were sitting on the balcony of a beach house and over the beach there were 3 bright orange lights in a trian
Ocean Isle Beach · NC, USA
5 lights in the sky.
Sunset Beach · NC, USA
Circle lights, 5-6 bright lights for 5 sec., then sudden flickering, and motion unlike any plane available to man.
Holden Beach · NC, USA
Silent large red light.
Holden Beach · NC, USA
Silent large red light.
Pinehurst · NC, USA
Soundless light moving across sky in odd movements.
South Nags Head · NC, USA
Small red lights flying along coast of Nags Head and then all would disappear in same location -- no sound.
Emerald Isle · NC, USA
Total of 10 red orbs, floating from left to right over ocean, one about every five minutes
Cherokee · NC, USA
Light moving at slow speed stop and moved from side to side 3 times and then vanished.
Currie · NC, USA
Like some Star Wars type of thing!
Dunn · NC, USA
Bright light in the sky and then zipped away, too fast for a plane, and not a satellite,
Nags Head (10 mi S of) · NC, USA
Light appeared and vanished.
Hickory · NC, USA
Fireball over 127/321 area near Mtn View!
Duck · NC, USA
3 bright orbs over Duck, NC, ocean. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Jupiter and Venus in E sky. PD))
Cullowhee · NC, USA
4 spot light like lights that move apart then back together. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights. PD))
Topsail/Surf City · NC, USA
I am sitting on beach access bench looking at what I thought were stars, but they are changing colors and moving. Moving mostly slow so
Fayettieville · NC, USA
Transparency huge no sound hovering over me with a bright light beam on me .
Charlotte · NC, USA
I have a video to prove it. We were at the pool and across the sky we saw 10 flying objects. They were flying very close in the same di
Banner Elk · NC, USA
Perfectly round white object circle seen during daytime flying in straight line too fast for a bird, too slow for an airplane.