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)
Wilmington · NC, USA
Unknown length of time of light moving at increbile speed and not a shooting star.
Cary · NC, USA
white orb moves into cloud
Southport · NC, USA
Two cigar shaped objects sighted over Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry.
Roanoke Rapids · NC, USA
5-10 space crafts believed to be seen, not an airplane, helicpter, jet or satelite!
High Point · NC, USA
i was out side i looked at stars and seen moveing crafts it dont look like air plane it was moveing ever were but i looked 3 times on 4
Ocracoke Island · NC, USA
((HOAX)) Extremely fast,low flying,perfect black triangle,lighted at corners and eeriliy silent.
Albemarle · NC, USA
Glowing orbs of light behind albemarle high school pond. was definitely not of this world.
Kenly · NC, USA
Aircraft went from traveling horizonal slow pace, to stopped position, and then vertically to unknown speed!
Kernersville · NC, USA
One main cbject and seven smaller objects that came out of the main object.
Wilmington · NC, USA
Flying Silk ...
Jacksonville · NC, USA
5 or more balls of light darting back and forth. over the skies of Jacksonville, NC. near Camp Lejeune.
Wallace · NC, USA
In 2006, myself and a co-worker were on our way home. When we turned on our road I noticed a formation of lights over a set of trees. I
Zirconia · NC, USA
Lazer like light in the sky verry big and verry bright.
Wilson · NC, USA
Unusual ball of light flashed in the sky
Huntersville · NC, USA
was driving home from school along I-77 south around exit 25 and saw almost directly above the highway about 1/2 mile in front of me at
Purlear · NC, USA
4 Circling Bright Lights
Lexington · NC, USA
STATIONARY FLASHING LIGHT.
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
Great big orange reddish ball.
Jacksonville · NC, USA
i saw an odd craft and was possibly obducted by space men . 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Maysville · NC, USA
I witnessed a spherical shaped object over Maysville, North Carolina on the morning of April 19, 2006
Charlotte · NC, USA
two UFOs crashed near my house
Asheville · NC, USA
2 UFO sightings in my area in the last week!
Charlotte · NC, USA
We saw two UFOs chasing an airplane.
Charlotte · NC, USA
my friend and I saw 4 white flying ovals.
Hope Mills · NC, USA
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