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)
Henderson · NC, USA
My husband son and myself and a friend was walking in dark home from parents house up road from us and in the southern sky heading no
Greensboro · NC, USA
Black trangular object, silent, slow, and a set of very faint lights around it's perimeter.
Hertford · NC, USA
Green flame with tail in Hertford, NC-was it a meteor?
Kill Devil Hills · NC, USA
Looked like a ball of fire going fast across sky and disappear into the west sky.
Oak Island · NC, USA
Red-orange circular objects seen in southern sky over ocean off of Oak Island, NC
Durham · NC, USA
Two green one white light seen over South Square.
Charlotte (outside of; I-485) · NC, USA
Daytime sighting of Boeing 737s suspended motionless in air over 485 outside Charlotte.
Cherryville · NC, USA
Loud horn-like noise for thirty minutes every few minutes - didn't notice a pattern.
Matthews · NC, USA
Pyramid formation lights above Matthews, NC.
Fuquay Varina · NC, USA
Rectangular object rise from the field and followed along with my car for 2 miles.
Carolina Beach · NC, USA
Reddish-orange lights sighted at Carolina Beach
Candler · NC, USA
Cluster of black spheres seen over Candler, NC.
Jarvisburg · NC, USA
I was fully aware that there was an occupied object of some type seemingly “hiding” in that cloud. ((anonymous report))
Four Oaks · NC, USA
Strange yellow lights near Garner, NC
Raleigh · NC, USA
Bright flashing and kept moving fast and faded.
Ivanhoe · NC, USA
An object with red flashing lights flying low in front of my house in open blueberry field, and then to the left of my house over small
Nashville · NC, USA
"Helicopter" lights are completely silent while moving very slowly through night sky.
Hendersonville · NC, USA
Very bright object in the sky with faint red light at the top, not a star. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Mount Airy · NC, USA
((HOAX??)) Blue light over Mount Airy, NC.
Mill Spring · NC, USA
Slim object with band of flickering lights seen hovering above nearby mountain peak - making unbelievable erratic maneuvers.
Asheville · NC, USA
UFO followed by JETS
Asheville · NC, USA
At 11:30 am I witnessed a seemingly round craft flying west to east in the sky directly above me.
Durham · NC, USA
Triangle craft.
Four Oaks · NC, USA
Strange yellow lights near Garner, NC.
Arden · NC, USA
I witnessed one loud triangle shaped aircraft flying very low over my home. Less than 5 minutes later another one came through. I did