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)
Goldsboro · NC, USA
Silent, slow-moving object, pulsating orange and white.
Mebane · NC, USA
Bright orange light steadily traversing the sky from west to east for 45 seconds.
Durham · NC, USA
3 red orbs traveling quickly across the night sky. Disappeared within 30 sec. of sighting.
Cary · NC, USA
Triangular craft, Cary, NC.
Durham · NC, USA
Diamond-shaped silent object hovers and passes overhead.
Black Mountain · NC, USA
Recurrent light formations, not matching aircraft or satellite patterns over Black Mountain, NC.
Durham · NC, USA
Multiple white circular objects at high altitude appear suddenly, cluster in a group and then disappear.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Looked like moving stars in perfect "V" shaped formation and moving North across the sky at high speed until it dissappeared.
Selma · NC, USA
I was traveling north on nc96 from Selma when I noticed a orange light.As it crossed in front of me it went from bright to dem to brigh
Bunnlevel · NC, USA
Pinkish hue circle in the sky East, North Eastern sky.
Camp Lejeune · NC, USA
I was traveling west on hwy 24 and noticed somthing in the sky far up enough like a harrier..mayb a tracer or somthing in the sky about
Ruffin · NC, USA
Looked like Large Stars that moved slowly, mostly white but with some reds and blues.
Indian Trail · NC, USA
Observed a very bright light changing colors and blinking on and off in the sky.
Kannapolis · NC, USA
3 white lights in triangular formation hovering in the NW sky of Kannapolis.
Bunn · NC, USA
Sighted a bright white circular object move across the sky just north of the Moon.
Garner · NC, USA
Lights in distance quickly moving in every direction then shooting up at great speed.
Franklin · NC, USA
There were 5 or 6 lights in a row blinking, whites and reds. It was just sitting there over top the ridge of the mountains.
Burlington · NC, USA
Cluster of moving lights.
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
Orb that moved erratically and shifted from white to a blue violet color. The blue shift seemed to affect my camera's focus. We watched
Charlotte · NC, USA
Multi-colored flashing lights around a stationary orb. ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of Sirius. PD))
Raleigh · NC, USA
Bright fast light crossed the sky at great speed.
Leland · NC, USA
Very bright white light traveling at great speed and at a low altitude was observed for approx. 5 seconds before I lost sight of it.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Bright blue light falling from the sky
Raleigh · NC, USA
A white light that zig zags in one area of the sky.
Swannanoa · NC, USA
Never saw anything like B4; no sound, red lights, one by one, straight up, curved into horizontal flight.