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
Octogon shaped object with lights in the night sky travelling silently westward.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Three triangular craft visible for 5 min near I-540 on 2/27/2013
Raleigh/Durham · NC, USA
Unidentified lights/craft over Raleigh/Durham - RDU Airport tells news reporters it is "military exercises."
Smithfield · NC, USA
3 Air plane shape objects to lowto the ground to be Manmade seen over Smithfiled, NC on Feb 27th seen by many.
Dunn · NC, USA
Row of eight lights sighted over Dunn in Sampson County.
Clayton · NC, USA
Flashing red and blue lights with white lights in center of cylinder object
Gibsonville · NC, USA
Huge big lights on front.
Hamlet · NC, USA
A slow moving white and pale orange pulsating spherical object flying over Hamlet, NC.
Fuquay Varina · NC, USA
(Hamburger shaped) very low in the air. Many lights around the bottom with 2 yellow flashing lights with 4 or 5 white lights in betwee
Candler · NC, USA
Black triangle with very bright white lights moving slowly flying low over western North Carolina
Fayetteville · NC, USA
It was v shaped/white blue lights going accross i was sure that it wasnt a stealth bomber it slowed down then sped up i took my hunt.
Durham · NC, USA
Round Silver Object Seen In Durham, NC Following an Airplane and Then Flying in a New Direction and Disappearing.
Shelby · NC, USA
Green tailed light.
Rocky Mount · NC, USA
Small silvery round object fades away from sight in seconds.
Marion · NC, USA
Crazy light show that we have never seen and can not be explained it was so captivating and scary at the same time.
Washington · NC, USA
An incredible sight of a saucer flying through the night sky with a reddish/orange vapor trail that dissappeared.
Leland · NC, USA
Flashing Parallel lights.
Marion · NC, USA
Blue orb in WNC mountains.
Wilmington · NC, USA
Orange light in sky Wilmington NC.
Spindale · NC, USA
Strange reddish/orange lights over Spindale, NC 12/8/2012.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Two large red/orange lights travel across Raleigh sky.
Sunset Beach · NC, USA
Lights (sparkling diamond shaped) appeared in the sky over Atlantic Ocean in North Carolina, 12-10-12.
Marshall · NC, USA
A steady heart beating strobe light filled the entire pre daybreak overcast cloudy sky that only faded with dawn.
Burgaw · NC, USA
On this night I was outside checking out the meteor shower from my backyard.. it wasn't very visible because i have a security light s
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Bright lights appeared then object came towards us.