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)
Gastonia · NC, USA
Very low in sky, humming sound, not very fast, color of fire ball with bobbing top on it
Cary · NC, USA
Typical looking illuminating object very similar to the ones seen in the NASA STS-75 videos. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star? PD))
Bunn · NC, USA
Orange ball of light in sky
Warsaw · NC, USA
we saw the ufo in smalltown warsaw nc. and helicopters where searching for the craft
Ocean Isle Beach · NC, USA
Orange lights in formation over the ocean. Moved quickly to the right.
Hatteras · NC, USA
4 orange rectangular lights stayed stationary then vanished over hatteras beach
Asheville · NC, USA
Morphing Sphere UFO
Fayetteville · NC, USA
A shiny fast moving oblong disk was moving through the sky over the moon and then it moved to the west out of sight!
Asheville · NC, USA
Very bright white craft, thought it to be an airplane, but wasn't... Craft observed through binoculars and was teardropped with hump in
Corolla · NC, USA
Three strange orange lights in the sky above Corolla, NC
South Nags Head · NC, USA
red/orange lights, with connecting trailers of light
Kings Mountain · NC, USA
Amber (Orange) Hummingbird-like UFO Sighted in Kings Mountain, NC
Charlotte · NC, USA
a circular object with colored lights, moving at medium speed with a swoosh sound but no motor sound
Rhodhiss · NC, USA
Laser like orb and light formation low to ground.
High Point · NC, USA
Huge, gun metal black triangular with 3 white lights and blinking colored lights hovering, no sound.
Topsail Island · NC, USA
Orange/red triangular shaped fireball rising up slowly.straight up quicker till disappeared. No sound. Just west of the rising moon
Sanford · NC, USA
Huge Whitish light
Raleigh · NC, USA
Flying cross squadron.
Cashers · NC, USA
Documented fairly well with the camera and audio with possible ET encounter.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Pyramid shaped craft with random blinking lights on the points of it, rotating in all directions.
Louisburg · NC, USA
Observed what seemed to be a star that would get brighter and normal bright moving west to east, and when overhead it disappeared!
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
Bright as a star moving steadily across the sky then rose in altitude and vanished. ((NUFORC Note: ISS over-flight at 21:57 hrs. PD))
Charlotte · NC, USA
me and my friends were at a youth rock concert and we saw 2 to 4 cross shaped craft hover over the football field. I am pretty sure tha
Charlotte · NC, USA
A couple dozen orange lights traveling against the wind. ((NUFORC Note: Very reliable and convincing witness. PD))
Gastonia · NC, USA
rustic brown sphere spotted in gastonia n.c. traveling over apartment complex.