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
Silver Orb traveling very slowly across sky
Reidsville · NC, USA
Reidsville Prom Sighting
Hillsborough · NC, USA
Large plane with triangle wings in rear with long fuselage with short set of wings up front,silvercolor with engines that whine .
Morganton · NC, USA
Fast moving cluster of erratic white lights spotted over western NC.
Kannapolis · NC, USA
It shot from one side of the car to the other,it was a yellow color of light with a squarish circle shape.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Unidentified object that did not have required flashing light travels alongside and aircraft with normal lights.
Southern Pines · NC, USA
Erraticly moving craft emmitting light pulses.
Durham · NC, USA
very large triangular object with two very bright lights on the front and a reddish looking light on the bottom center
Raleigh · NC, USA
it was a bright and hazy light that changed colors
Moravian Falls · NC, USA
a round object with a trail color turning to blue thought to have crashed near constrution site of new school
Salisbury · NC, USA
red light got larger as it dissapeared behind woods
Charlotte · NC, USA
1:15am Feb 26 2001 red & white strobe like object moving rapidly
Raleigh · NC, USA
Blinking light zig-zags and merges with a star.
Arden · NC, USA
High SPeed Cigar Shaped Object - Sky Turning Brighter Than Noon for 1000 Miles For Over 20 Secs
Graham · NC, USA
1/09/01 I had contact with Peter Davenport as to a questionable sighting of circular or egg shaped objects in southern sky shortly afte
Salisbury · NC, USA
The saucer hovered directly above and kept pace with my car ((NUFORC Note: No date indicated. Possible hoax. PD))
Salisbury · NC, USA
I felt a strange presence around me as I was driving and looked up to see a saucer directly above my car.
Washington · NC, USA
Three rotating round orange lights in the south-southeastern sky.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Close view of stationary disk, top and side visible, prior to rapid its acceleration and departure
Greenville · NC, USA
Strange lights that hovered then moved rapidly, then stopped and moved rapidly again over great distances.
Elizabeth City · NC, USA
Chevron shaped object, alternating dark/white pattern, 10 sec duration, moderate speed, disappeared.
Charlotte · NC, USA
I had a triangle on my arm unaware of what and how this may have happened.
Charlotte · NC, USA
I was going out on a walk i the woods because I couldnt get to sleep. I went to a cow pasture that I like to visit. There were not any
Concord · NC, USA
It landed and hovered then disappeared.
Greensboro · NC, USA
Triangular craft with five large round lights on underbelly - silent, slow and low flying