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)
Buxton · NC, USA
Bright oblong objects hovering in the sky
Frisco · NC, USA
Reddish-orange lights over ocean at Frisco North Carolina - outer banks - again on 6/15/2011
Frisco · NC, USA
Evenly spaced low hanging silent, non blinking amber lights in an array on the beach at Frisco, NC on June 15, 2011
Ocracoke · NC, USA
Red lights over the Atlantic Ocean.
Ocean Isle Beach · NC, USA
Lights at Ocean Isle Beach
Oak Island · NC, USA
Bright white light seen moving out from above cloud.
Mebane · NC, USA
weird light flys by sounds like a Cessna.
Gastonia · NC, USA
We are right outside of Charlotte Nc and Saturday the 25th at around 10-1030 pm my husband and I were outside and both noticed what at
Gastonia · NC, USA
Saw 2 low flying objects with bright lights, no noise..
Fayetteville · NC, USA
fayetteville nc 6-26-2011, triangle ufo 10pm
Holden Beach · NC, USA
We were setting on the back deck of the beach house looking at the ocean. When we saw 3 separate orange lights appear one at a time jus
Pfafftown · NC, USA
It was a very bright oval craft that made no noise and moved quickly.
Ocean Isle Beach · NC, USA
Strange Lights over Ocean Isle Beach, NC
Ocean Isle Beach · NC, USA
Strange lights over Ocean Isle Beach
Carrboro · NC, USA
Snowflake shaped craft slowly spinning and shooting jets of white fire
Ocean Isle Beach · NC, USA
Orange Light
Nags Head · NC, USA
Large bright and pulsating orange red spherical light observed traveling south to north.
Oak Island · NC, USA
No sound just a white light
Kure Beach · NC, USA
One orange/red light appears, then another, and another, and another. Making 4 lights....then gone!
Nashville · NC, USA
Rumbling noise, lights, multicolor lights, medium speed going across the sky.
Charlotte · NC, USA
bright light or object moving rapidly across sky
Concord · NC, USA
UFO seen over Charlotte Motor Speedway shortly after the race ended.
Fayetteville · NC, USA
We were sitting out on my back deck looking towards the southeast when all of a sudden we spotted two objects in the sky comming from t
Gamewell · NC, USA
I've never seen anything like this. I've emailed a video. No words to describe, sorry.
Raleigh · NC, USA
Three bright red circles of light form above for one minute and vanish.