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)
Charlotte · NC, USA
A near miss?
Blowing Rock · NC, USA
A dim light seen at night brightened into an extremely bright light, dimed down and disapeared.
Blowing Rock · NC, USA
((NUFORC Note: Possible Iridium satellite sighting? PD)) Small light brightens in night sky and then disapears.
Bessemer City · NC, USA
Bright as a star. It could zoom at thousands per hour or stop and sit still.
Ocean Isle · NC, USA
Large golden red light coming on and then going out, several times in the night sky.
Ocean Isle · NC, USA
It was around 11:30 pm and my husband and I had walked to the edge of the ocean front walk way. We both noticed a large red glowing fi
Hickory · NC, USA
Fireball seen in Western NC
Wilmington · NC, USA
it just seemed to dissapear
Goldsboro · NC, USA
Silvery grey sphere was spotted over wayne county in North Carolina
Ocracoke Island · NC, USA
Stange glowing cloud seen by many over pamlico sound north carolina.
Kure Beach · NC, USA
Strange Orange Lights seen off Carolina and Kure Beaches, North Carolina
Oriental · NC, USA
Two Spheres sighted from the Camp Don Lee pier.
Cary · NC, USA
Like a regular aircraft, except the lights
Charlotte · NC, USA
Un-earthly object descends from sky
Jacksonville · NC, USA
brigth light seen in sky above Jacksnville, NC
Cary · NC, USA
thought i was just my imagination for a moment...not so...could be huge transparant w-3 point white lite..or3 seperate objects .
Durham · NC, USA
sphere of white light follows plane, then disappears into the night sky
Lincolnton · NC, USA
Cigar shape white silvery object seen at Est Attiude of 15,000,traveling at a high rate of speed out of the West heading due East at 18
Greensboro · NC, USA
Bright light
Mocksville · NC, USA
Bright light hovering over tree line
Warrenton · NC, USA
I have this on a video. I also have some strange film taken inside the house. I will allow you to examine the tape if you will call me
Charlotte · NC, USA
at 6:20 when i was waiting for my bus i looked up and i saw a disklike figure with three glowing orange lights around it it was going e
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Orange-red fireball near Fort Bragg.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Oval, orange bulb object appearing in Fayetteville, NC
Welcome · NC, USA
Dual disk shaped object pulling very slow aerobatics over Welcome, NC.