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)
Leland · NC, USA
We saw a very bright lights from same object not moving that flickered green, red and white at same time. Brighter than any star in sky
Apex · NC, USA
Satellite "flaring" in the same manner on two different nights two weeks apart.
Holly Springs · NC, USA
I saw a UFO over Holly Springs, NC at 9:30 pm on June 23, 2012
Wrightsville Beach · NC, USA
multiple objects blinking different colors over ocean and 3 bright white lights scanning beach at ground level
Burlington · NC, USA
Red orbs in night sky in formation no sound. ((NUFORC Note: Date is flawed. Hoax?? PD))
North Cove · NC, USA
Roundish silver object traveling high rate of speed in NC
Charlotte · NC, USA
Bright orange light a luminating northwest from my home
Parkton · NC, USA
Orange ball of light
Huntersville · NC, USA
bright red orange and yellow
Carrboro · NC, USA
We were walking at night, and saw a large object (about 1/3 the size of the moon) that appeared to be a ball of fire moving in the sky
Kernersville/Colfax area · NC, USA
This is a small light that appears in one spot each night that changes diff. colors. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of star or planet? PD))
Jamestown · NC, USA
Fiery reddish oval made from strings of light hovering.
Marshall · NC, USA
UFO orbiting supermoon?
Cary · NC, USA
White, star-like object at dusk over Cary
Carolina Beach · NC, USA
3 fireballs observed above the ocean at Carolina Beach, NC
Lumberton · NC, USA
Strange triangular shaped craft in the sky.
Oak City · NC, USA
Two red spheres seen moving fast, low and silently then disappearing in to nothing. Martin County, NC.
Pisgah Forest · NC, USA
Saw many white lights about the size of grapefruits in the tree line while camping in North Carolina
Franklin · NC, USA
There was a bright light in the sky that quickly flew off at a very fast speed.
Avon · NC, USA
Orange orbs hovering over the beaches of North Carolina along with erratically behaving white lights
China Grove · NC, USA
Saw something silver explode leaving a silver trail.
Kernersville · NC, USA
strange the objects made NO sound at all.
Wesley Chapel · NC, USA
Orange, ovel, bright lights that change color to white
Lenoir · NC, USA
A friend and I witnessed a possible UFO take off about 250 feet away.
Holden beach · NC, USA
It seemed like just a red light coming at us at 100mph, once over us it seemed to slow down A LOT, it was triangle and had 4 lights tha