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)
Apex · NC, USA
Jordan Lake ufo light
Charlotte · NC, USA
So I was walking my dog today and one of my neighbors came up to me and said “ Ma’am I don’t know if I’m going crazy but I just saw a s
Rougemont · NC, USA
White object with bluish blinking lights see in Rougemont NC
Holden Beach · NC, USA
UFO's over Holden Beach NC
Salisbury · NC, USA
Unexplained blinking lights: Ring alarm said person detected. ((anonymous report))
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Approximately 11 1130pm me and my son witnessed what looked like the sky was on fire by methodist college ramsey st we following the li
Ellerbe · NC, USA
I was driving approx. 5 miles northeast of Ellerbe headed toward Ellerbe from Derby( community). I had just came up from a low lying w
Little Switzerland · NC, USA
Disc shape discovered in clouds in photo
Huntersville/North Charlotte · NC, USA
Silver cylinder, upright beer can like, in sky near Charlotte, NC
Shelby · NC, USA
Small UFO craft landed in my Garden at night leaving landing impressions like stands.
Leicester · NC, USA
Something high flying straight up with trail behind it
Hatteras · NC, USA
Observed a large, bright light in night sky descend then zip off. The flight path resembled that of the Nike swoosh emblem.
Louisburg · NC, USA
Bright blue/white sphere appears and lands Louisburg, NC
Clemmons · NC, USA
A ball of bright light went flying back my window at night.
Denver · NC, USA
Single black dot flying through clouds during day in Denver, NC
Ocean Isle Beach · NC, USA
Single, bright light overhead, static followed by slow movement
Creedmoor · NC, USA
Dark acorn shaped object far above the trees near falls lake in Creedmoor Nc
Holden Beach · NC, USA
We were staying in a beach house on vacation. I couldn’t sleep so I went outside to look at the stars. The Moon was overhead, the ocean
Marion · NC, USA
When what is naked to the eye reviles through photo
Marion · NC, USA
When what is naked to the eye reviles through photo
Sneads Ferry · NC, USA
My girlfriend and I were doing some nighttime fishing at Topsail Island. Around 23:30 we started to see very bright orange lights appea
Huntersville · NC, USA
Bright light flares and makes 90 degree turn
Salisbury · NC, USA
Saw spear or teardrop structure streaming across the sky with a vapor trail and cast off glare from the rising sun. The object was head
NC · USA
Like moving stars started with 3 in traingle then one after the other small space in between . ((Starlink satellites?))
Ocean Isle Beach · NC, USA
Blinking objects moving around the sky at Ocean Isle Beach, NC.