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)
Raeford · NC, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by the witness. PD))
Asheville · NC, USA
Object gave off a bright flash of light and disapeared
Thomasville · NC, USA
A bright light that moved low in the night sky.
Pittsboro · NC, USA
I just want to start off by saying that I have never thought that this would happen to me!!! I was home with my mother and my daughter,
Hurdle Mills · NC, USA
Missing time during return trip home from picking up pizza.
Fuquay Varina · NC, USA
While taking the family dog outside it was identified that an unknown glowing orange object around 1000 feet up was flying just above o
King · NC, USA
Fast spinning Orbs with light hovering in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus. PD))
Highlands · NC, USA
Bright Yellow Orb hovering low in the night sky.
Aberdeen · NC, USA
One object hovering over Starview Rd., and Pee Dee Rd.,Rd Sand Springs got brighter then slowly moved heading south US HYW 15-501 disa
Grifton · NC, USA
Very large very bright craft. The rear sky was illuminated and you could see a very wide exhaust vapor. It was like puffs of exhaust.
Winterville · NC, USA
Silent, bright object first spotted in Northern sky over Greenville heading SW rapidly. Object appeared to be much higher than air traf
Grifton · NC, USA
A very very Bright Long object. The back of it was illuminated and you could see what looked to be a type of vapor trail but not like a
Siler City · NC, USA
Brilliantly-lit fire-colored, slow-moving object, with blue-green efflux. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Statesville · NC, USA
Strange bright light crosses road early one cold Winter morning
Greensboro · NC, USA
Has been sitting for a very long time. ((NUFORC Note: Probably Venus, we suspect. PD)) ((anonymous report))
Hope Mills · NC, USA
Seen orange/ red colored lights flickering south of current location in a west to east direction flickering to a white light the disapp
Hendersonville · NC, USA
Bright lights hover over Burger King in Hendersonville on Hwy 176
Franklinton · NC, USA
Slow, bright spinning light bar flying below 600 ft. Witnessed on Hwy 96.
Troy · NC, USA
Cylindrical metallic object falling to earth
Asheboro · NC, USA
Four lights in a square formation, to the left and just below the North Star.
Greensboro · NC, USA
Slow moving Planet brightness object
Edneyville · NC, USA
((anonymous report)) Large red glowing object in the eastern night sky.
Concord · NC, USA
Bright circular light bobbing around for upwards of 20 minutes moving up and down and left and right. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Fayetteville · NC, USA
7 sphere like objects that reflected the sunlight off its surface seen in western part of sky in a circle formation.
Greensboro · NC, USA
Triangle of lights in odd, very spread out formation