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)
Hot Springs · NC, USA
My step father, mother, & I always this extremely bright light traveling across the sky. We know our airplanes, this was no airplane or
Waxhaw · NC, USA
Bright orb that rapidly traveled west leaving a light trail and vanishing.
Thomasville · NC, USA
High Altitude bright light follows odd path in NC Sky
Huntersville · NC, USA
Large glowing red mass resembled comet.
Cherryville/North Brook · NC, USA
Close Triangle changing into bright lights red/white
Charlotte · NC, USA
Saw 3 objects in sky and a creature.
Cary · NC, USA
One exceptionally large and bright light appeared, dimmed, then moved away to the south, passing an identical object heading north.
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
Triangle of red lights in arrow shaped, dissapearing afterwords
Louisburg · NC, USA
Bright white UFO the size of a large star moves then disappears. ((NUFORC Note: Flare from Iridium satellite? PD))
Carolina Beach · NC, USA
Several Triangular Vessels with bright red lights.
Burlington · NC, USA
Bright Flash that went toward the ground toward Lake Macintosh.
Emerald Isle · NC, USA
Bright orange lights. 2 came cles to converging. As they moved towards convergence, 2 faded to black then the third then the last as if
Cary · NC, USA
9 orange spheres in triangular shape.
Goldsboro · NC, USA
3 ufos flying in a Triangle formation.
Raleigh · NC, USA
White streaking light moving quickly in the sky with no arc.
High Point · NC, USA
Small orange and white light flickering rapidly high in the sky.
Clayton · NC, USA
Triangle formation, many orbs appearing, moving, stopping then taking off or disappearing.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Blue zipping light in night sky.
Bryson City · NC, USA
Large red/purple ball of light.
Kannapolis · NC, USA
Black, S-shaped, slow-moving twirling object sighted over Kannapolis, NC on Memorial Day and observed by 6 persons.
South Topsail Beach · NC, USA
UFO SIGHTING!!!! DATE: MAY/28/2014 9:25PM LOCATION- South Topsail Beach/Surf City ( near the old watch tower) One orange glowing
Charlotte · NC, USA
3 pyramid shape ships going very fast.
Morehead City · NC, USA
Silvery Daylight Orb.
Carthage · NC, USA
Light orb (not blinking) with a wobble in trajectory.
Garner · NC, USA
Three low, slow moving, silent objects consisting of three horizontal lights each pulsating in and out of sight.