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)
Jacksonville · NC, USA
Three very bright orange lights above the tree lines traveling in the same pattern and direction.
Lillington · NC, USA
Brilliant rear illumination as if there was a side by side Solar eclipse. Sound was like a turbo prop but speed was incredible.
High Point · NC, USA
Standing in my backyard star gazing when i noticed one of the stars turned bright white and started moving NW.
Topsail Island · NC, USA
Looking of the deck of our oceanfront beach house we saw multiple orange orbs in the ski right over the horizon. One orb broke into two
Gastonia · NC, USA
Orange fiery light that flickered then disappeared.
Wilmington · NC, USA
Chevron shaped lights that flashed & disappeared in the northeast sky.
Chapel Hill · NC, USA
Dark Triangle with red lights flying close to ground. Made abrupt turn. Made no sound.
Kitty Hawk · NC, USA
Several bright yellowish lights moving south and gaining altitude until they disappeared.
Burnsville · NC, USA
Noiseless hovering craft. Clearly responed to human proximity. Witnessed for over an hour. Video footage.
Charlotte · NC, USA
At a tball game, looked up at ball overhead, saw a white box. directly overhead. it did not move for 10 minutes. no bigger no smaller (
Gastonia · NC, USA
Red pulsating light hovering in sky over Gastonia, NC.
Thomasville · NC, USA
Round disk hovering with bright blue lights that changed to blue, red, yellow and green.
Lexington · NC, USA
Black gliding air craft, blue and red light at the end of wings, flying low.
Carolina Beach · NC, USA
The objects appeared in locations/positions in the sky where no stars are noted in a standard celestial constellation map.
Carolina Beach · NC, USA
Orange lights over the ocean for about 5-6 minutes!
Ocean Isle Beach · NC, USA
Saw 10 to 12 orange lights in a cube formation flying from east to west near the OIB airport. Heavy cloudcover, only saw it for a few
Charlotte · NC, USA
Massive dark bow shaped flying object over Uptown Charlotte.
Belmont · NC, USA
Round object shooting across the sky, low ,very bright light, a blue white color,, seen by 2 people.
Mooresville · NC, USA
Observed three distinct glowing red orbs going due south 3-4 minutes apart.
Lincolnton · NC, USA
Driving North on 321 in Lincoln Co. N.C. a bright fireball streaked across the sky. It looked like a burning beach ball.
Shallotte · NC, USA
Total 4 orange light spheres, no noise at all, disappeared in a minute or so.
Wilmington · NC, USA
This object moved on multiple axises and in patterns not comparable to human technology.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Small kidney bean shaped UFO over plaza-midwood (east side of charlotte) midmorning
Conover · NC, USA
3 individual noiseless crafts, green,white,red flashing in a horizontal pattern in night sky near Conover, NC.
Gastonia · NC, USA
Orange/Reddish objects traveling at constant slow speed with no sound.