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)
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
Dark object going south below clouds with singular rotating light on the bottom
Washington · NC, USA
Nobody's saying we saw ET, just want an explanation.
Charlotte · NC, USA
My husband and I saw silent orange orbs of light in the sky.
Mt. Airy · NC, USA
Yellowish/white silent spere seen NW North Carolina, Surry County.
Oak Island · NC, USA
Five orange lights moving across the sky.
Seven Devils · NC, USA
230+ fireballs formed the shape of a Christmas tree and then split into 2 parallel lines of two groupings and continued from the east
Weaverville · NC, USA
Cylinder-shaped, silent UFO over Western, NC.
Weaverville · NC, USA
Two large objects from the east, silent and moving together, diverged and went separate directions.
Mt. Airy · NC, USA
Unidentifiable lights over NW North Carolina with constant rumbling, total of 12 over 2 and 1/2 hour time period. Surry County.
Glenville · NC, USA
Orange light following a commanded path.
Wilmington · NC, USA
Two lit "Crafts" fly over , witnessed by husband and wife July 4th 2013.
Cary · NC, USA
Red glowing light flew overhead prior to fireworks show
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
As I was driving home I noticed four objects traveling north over Winston Salem. At first glance, I thought they were hot air balloons
Ash · NC, USA
Very large non blinking orangish red sphere seem to be strangely close and large.
Kitty Hawk · NC, USA
Orange glowing object seen over ocean.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Cigar UFO, made call in at 11:51.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Orange and blue oval lights lit up! the night sky like daylight & dissapeared very hight rate of speed.
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
My boyfriend and I was pullin in our drive way when we saw two lights which looked almost as spotlights moving in a circular motion abo
Mooresville · NC, USA
Extremely bright light shot through the sky
Charlotte · NC, USA
Ball/sphereical shape passes over me while driving and implodes blue then disappears
Brunswick County · NC, USA
I just heard you on C2C talking about huge number of reports of sightings at sea from the coast of Horry County SC. Horry and Georgetow
Greensboro · NC, USA
Glowing red/orange orb above tree tops
Nags Head · NC, USA
Orange Fireball passed North West over land in Nags Head, NC.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Unidentified 'barbell-shaped vessel' cruises over dark country road.
Newton · NC, USA
Fast Moving Fireball with Long tail, like a Jet stream moving in the sky.