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)
Pinehurst · NC, USA
A brilliant flashing white light was beaming into one of my bedroom windows for about 1 minute. This has happened sporadically down thr
Mt. Gilead · NC, USA
Saw what I believe were 3 UFO's in sky over Lake Tillery,NC on morning of 12/29/08 about 5am.
Asheboro · NC, USA
As I was in the car, I saw a white object in the sky which wasn't moving, just hovering there. It had distinct sharp ends on each side,
Thomasville · NC, USA
White light zipped though the sky.
Jacksonville · NC, USA
Boomerang object with no sound seen in night sky
Black Mountain · NC, USA
We have 5 minutes of video we took of a three dimentional white light that would morph into a six sided web shape
Asheville · NC, USA
bright, wide disintegrating light, low in sky, moving horizontally
Greensboro · NC, USA
UFO BRIGHT LIGHTS LIKE A POLICE HELICOPTER GREEN TO RED TO WHITE. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Laurinburg · NC, USA
I have pictures.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
It was a a yellow fire ball falling fast towards the noth of Fayetteville , NC
Kenly · NC, USA
1 Craft with multicolors flashing rapidly stationary at high altitude for 30min. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of star or planet?? PD))
Faison · NC, USA
Three aircraft shaped like triangles observed at night--appeared to be moving very slowly, if at all.
Danbury · NC, USA
cigar or cylinder shape object moving at a good rate of speed
North Topsail Beach · NC, USA
Glowing orbs in my room
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
A mysterous, and very bright lumanating craft seen hoovering high over Clemmons, N.C
Franklinton · NC, USA
2 orange orbs 1 orb circled around the motionless one, then went up and took off.
Wilmington · NC, USA
3 unexplained circular lights over the ocean in North Carolina
West Jefferson · NC, USA
Shooting star with NO TAIL or UFO
Mount Holly · NC, USA
Two stationary white lights mysteriously 'disappear.' ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus, we suspect. PD))
Hope Mills · NC, USA
Round fireball in the sky sitting still appeared and disappeared 3 or 4 times. Large in size.
Wilson · NC, USA
Star shaped light blinking and rotating - then two of same lights after cloud went over and began to move
Benson · NC, USA
unknown looking craft
Lincolnton · NC, USA
cigar shaped ufo in daylight, clear sky!!!!!
Denver · NC, USA
I saw 2 rapid moving dimly glowing lights moving jaggedly vertically across the sky.
Salisbury · NC, USA
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