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)
Havelock · NC, USA
White glowing light fell from the sky and into the trees.
Arapahoe · NC, USA
Two fire balls floating in the sky.
Aurora · NC, USA
4 bright orange circles in the sky with a small trail of smoke above each one.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
Unearthly craft over Fayetteville/ Lumberton NC area.
Camp Mckall · NC, USA
Big noiseless flying object/vehicle of some time about 5 mile wing span.
Durham · NC, USA
Two sightings on cold days (Durham, NC) and 1 on a hot day (Charlotte, NC) with a picture of one
Youngsville · NC, USA
At 8:30pm red flashing lights appeared in the sky above the tree lines, making different formation patterns.
Asheboro · NC, USA
Single bluish white downward arc of fast moving single light.
Currie · NC, USA
Bright U F O Sighting East Coast Area NC
Thomasville · NC, USA
Red orangish dot with a red streak behind it moving faster than a falling star.
Franklin · NC, USA
Disk shaped cloud, strange looking cloud moved quickly across town
Burnsville · NC, USA
Glowing silverish sphere type object, with bright swirling, varying illumination. Sphere appears quite often.
Carrboro · NC, USA
Black Triangle jets silently over Carrboro NC
Wilmington · NC, USA
Two stationary orange lights in the sky flickering on and off, fading to a reddish color before dissapearing.
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
2 discs.
High Point · NC, USA
Slow moving Triangle made no noise
Whiteville · NC, USA
I was driving down a rural Highway 701S leaving Clinton, NC going towards Myrtle Beach, SC. While in Whiteville, NC on 701S I witnessed
Grifton · NC, USA
Bright light staying still for about 5-6 minutes then moves across the sky, no blinking lights and slowly fades away.
Greensboro · NC, USA
What was in the skies over Greensboro Friday night, 11/09/12?
Gastonia · NC, USA
2 orange orbs traveling east to west under low cloud cover. app. dime size at arm length. no sound.
Clayton · NC, USA
Black triangle.
Lexington · NC, USA
Very small dimly lit object the size of a tennis/ racquetball silently flies a few feet over my house in the night sky.
Newton · NC, USA
Fiery orange/red ord traveling across the sky
Asheville · NC, USA
Possible UFO object seen in 1 photo of a series
Tryon · NC, USA
THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHTS AND THE ANGELS THEY WERE MOVING WAS NO AIRCRAFT ID EVER SEEN.