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)
Newton · NC, USA
Multi-colored disc moving erratically east of Newton. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius? PD))
Raleigh · NC, USA
Three lights moving faster then everything I have seen.
Monroe · NC, USA
A triangular object with white and blue lights flying toward a airport then abruptly away
Kill Devil Hills · NC, USA
Large wedge shaped UFO.
Leland · NC, USA
3 objects in the sky looking toward Wilmington NC from Leland NC.
Sanford · NC, USA
Light formation
Conover · NC, USA
Sighted 3 red and white crafts moving back and forth quickly in the sky without sound in Hickory, and friends in Salisbury saw too.
Avon · NC, USA
Huge orange fireball over ocean in Avon, NC.
Cary · NC, USA
Prior to this event, there was about 25-60 seconds of a very low vibrating hum that was almost piercing because it hit so many decibels
New Bern · NC, USA
2 red, silent, flying orbs
Raleigh · NC, USA
A black cylindrical object seen fairly close to an airplane during daytime
Wrightsville Beach · NC, USA
Triangular Shaped Craft over Wrightville Beach, North Carolina
Faison · NC, USA
Faison NC, a bright oval object flashed above 3 friends and I, lit he whole area up.
Bunn · NC, USA
2 fireballs traveling across the sky
New Bern · NC, USA
I realized that at about 3:00 am as I was going outback to see the Orionid meteor shower that there was a strange jumble of lights on t
Salisbury · NC, USA
Up to 3 objects spotted now for 2 years. would love to have answers!!
Sunset Beach · NC, USA
Strange noises
Ocean Isle Beach · NC, USA
Red/Orange lights over Ocean Isle Beach, NC.
Ocean Isle · NC, USA
These lights are unexplanable and frightening.
Greensboro · NC, USA
Blue egg shaped light shot across my apartment in greensboro then disappear.
Statesville · NC, USA
Bright, fast, silent
Wilmington · NC, USA
Three white-yellowish lights and one red light in flying in a stretched out triangular formation, No Solid craft seen--transparent.
Bessemer City · NC, USA
Triangle formation as storm approached
Carolina Beach · NC, USA
One floating orangish ember type object seen over the ocean at Carolina Beach NC
Hickory · NC, USA
Mulitcolored flashing object seen near lake Hickory, NC.