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)
Lumberton · NC, USA
11/19/02 Lumberton, NC Diamond shape with 4 dull green lights flying from S to N @ 500 ft made no sound.
Clemmons · NC, USA
It was a large, triangular shaped flying object.
Shelby · NC, USA
white flickering light hovering slowly with green strobe lights like a police car real phant though,but it didnt look like a star.
Morrisville · NC, USA
noticed 5 round object at about 5000 ft above raleigh air port, watched for 5 minutes
Grifton · NC, USA
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Smithfield · NC, USA
I SAW 2 DISK SHAPED OBJECTS OUTSIDE MY WINDOW.
Matthews · NC, USA
Flaming Fireball sitting in the sky immoble over a house!
Kill Devil Hills · NC, USA
BRIGHT CLEAR DAY SEVERAL OF US WERE WALKING BEACH AND WE LOOKED OUT TO SEA, AND GOING ALONG OVER THE OCEAN WAS A LARGE RETANGULAR SHAPE
Wilmington · NC, USA
U. S. National Weather Service forwards report of dramatic blue-green object seen flying east.
Charlotte · NC, USA
White cigar...
Charlotte · NC, USA
230 am 0n sept 15 2002 my friends and I WERE ON LAKE WYLIE fishing. WE were startled as two cone shaped objects passed oveerhead at obl
Spruce Pine · NC, USA
what in the hell was it
Holden Beach · NC, USA
Red and white lights seen over Holden Beach, NC
Ashe · NC, USA
A UFO stopped owner car, car lost all power and possible abduction.
Siler City (past · on 421), NC, USA
two V shaped craft passing over road, hovering
Ramseur · NC, USA
Lights in a formation then they shot accross the sky and stop then disapeared.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Bright orange/yellow light appears.
Charlotte · NC, USA
A bright star like object that began to move in a slow dive and disappeared.
Wilmington · NC, USA
four lights form square North of Wilmington, N.C. Friday, Aug 16 10pm
Emerald Isle · NC, USA
red lights were perfectly stationary to the southeast of our beachfront property.they had about a one secound delay enterval as they ap
Sunset Beach · NC, USA
My wife and I were sitting on the deck looking out at the ocean when we saw 1 red rectangle appear in the sky.it was quickly joined by
Brison City · NC, USA
((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD)) isw a ufo level with my house but dissaperd before i could get more people.
Charlotte · NC, USA
A perfect circle...
Charlotte · NC, USA
Blue light traveling at high rate of speed.
Bethel · NC, USA
Saucer shape. ((anonymous report))