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)
Hickory · NC, USA
V formation of lights over Hickory, NC. (Wife's report.)
Wilson · NC, USA
Bright lights look like a star, moves fast and stops, circles a standard craft, they circle the area and return to larger craft several
Buxton · NC, USA
2-3 glowing yellowish orange lights, splitting from one light in parallel lines over ocean in Buxton NC.
Hatteras · NC, USA
Orange Lights seen up in the night sky. They moved across the sky quickly
Waves · NC, USA
Glowing red orbs in the skys over rodanthe, nc.
Oak Island · NC, USA
Orange cresent craft traveling west to east at Oak Island,North Carolinat at 10:45 p.m. 8/12/12
Wilson · NC, USA
Small red and white lights hovering arond area for hours,comeing together as a triangle, moveing west with night fall
Ellenboro · NC, USA
Ball of light moving across the sky in a zig-zag motion.
Wilmington · NC, USA
Cigar-shaped object red pulses seen over Wilmington NC
Asheboro · NC, USA
25-30 giant orange balls in the sky over Asheboro that floated and moved around then took off out of sight in the blink of the eye.
Holly Springs · NC, USA
12 bright orange orbs moving across sky below clouds 1 min apart same exact path, then reduce color brightness, slow down accross sky.
Asheville · NC, USA
West Asheville UFO Sightings
Charlotte · NC, USA
5 orange objects over Charlotte, two mins apart
Holly Springs · NC, USA
Two bright orange fireballs cross the sky from west to east moving slowly, below clouds, no sound. The first one stopped and could see
Asheville · NC, USA
Round orange light, silent and slow moving, suddenly changes direction and shrinks to a pinpoint, disappears.
Greensboro · NC, USA
It looked exactly like the ufo's from the some of the NASA film
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
UFO sighting in Winston-Salem NC 8/25/12 at 21:00 (9pm eastern time)
Waxhaw · NC, USA
15-20 red lights in the sky were hovering low in a staggered formation south of Charlotte for 5 min, then each moved northwest
Corolla · NC, USA
5 glowing orange/red orbs seen above Outer Banks
Charlotte · NC, USA
Green fireball with orange trail following.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Two lights, one red and one small green
Burgaw · NC, USA
Bright Orange Plasma Ball Photos.
Atlantic Beach · NC, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by witness. PD))
Oak Island · NC, USA
Red ball stop to a hover and slowly disappear
Nags Head · NC, USA
Silent Orange Orbs Moving From South To North Near Jennette's Pier (MP 16.5) Over the Beach in Nags Head.