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)
Weaverville · NC, USA
Bright unexplained light captured on video traveling over Weaverville, NC.
Burlington · NC, USA
5 Orange lights seen over Burlington, NC
Greensboro · NC, USA
Orange flaming sphere seen at night
Topsail Beach · NC, USA
Big bright slow moving light that made no sound
Louisburg · NC, USA
This sighting of orbs were photographed inadvertently. I was taking a couple a photos, and realized I had photographed an orb.
Cary · NC, USA
Super fast low flying red light. No sound was heard.
Burgaw · NC, USA
Once in a lifetime sighting of a large metor like object that impacted the earth.
Oak Island · NC, USA
Blinking lights and orange orbs
Albemarle · NC, USA
Orange lights traveling N to S
Nags Head · NC, USA
3 yellow-green lights moving together across Nags Head and rotating slowly.
Oak Island · NC, USA
Strange formation of orange lights over the ocean appearing and reappearing at regular intervals
Rolesville · NC, USA
Green blinking orb traveling at a very high rate of speed.
Wilmington · NC, USA
Two silver sphere shaped objects flying in straight lines, come to a complete stop then proceed to dance effortlessly than disappear
Waxhaw · NC, USA
Large star like flashing lights moving across the sky.
Roxboro · NC, USA
Triangular craft flying under 1000 ft and under 100mph RED LIGHT AT CENTER
Greensboro · NC, USA
3 triangle figures floated quietly across the sky at about 100 feet. The one in the front looked like a arrow it was the biggest it had
Kannapolis · NC, USA
The black dot stayed on a steady course.
Elizabeth City · NC, USA
Red glow observed during storm, Locating of glow lines up to Harvey Point.
Charlotte · NC, USA
I went to my balcony at 4 am and looked over the city, there was a bright star, white in color that looked liked it was powering up and
Reidsville · NC, USA
Cylindrical fireball type object slowly moving Northwest from Caswell County NC toward Danville, Virginia
Concord · NC, USA
Looking at the moon in a NW direction. I suddenly noticed to my right side in a NNE direction an extremly bright light.
Summerfield · NC, USA
There were several lights floating in the sky moving in the same direction.
Burgaw · NC, USA
Gigantic Triangle Craft
Youngsville · NC, USA
20-30 Orange lights over Franklin County NC, flying very fast and in close proximity to one another
Raleigh · NC, USA
Three orange lights moving slowly and quietly.