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
Blue-Green Flash in the North Carolina Sky
Hendersonville · NC, USA
We were walking in the front yard when we noticed red circles moving and stopping in the sky.
Smithfield · NC, USA
Eggshaped ufo spotted near plane
Wallace · NC, USA
Black chevron triangle with 5 dim circular lights/city block size/silent, flying tree top level
Raleigh · NC, USA
It was a long slim cylinder of shiny metal with two colored sections-one red and one black each about 1/4 of the length of the craft.
Oak Grove · NC, USA
Pulsing object covering great distance in approx. 4 seconds.
Kill Devil Hills · NC, USA
At least 5 orange crafts following each other with 2-3 minutes of separation
Stedman · NC, USA
Silver Cigar Shaped Object Seen
Indian Beach · NC, USA
Strange lights over Atlantic Ocean
Oxford · NC, USA
Bright lights 100 ft off the ground
Kernersville · NC, USA
Cylinder object morphs to Sphere shape with Amber colored light over Kernersville, NC
Southern Shores · NC, USA
Three flashing red lights in the sky, moved in a triangular formation, moved towards me, then away, then disappeared.
Cary · NC, USA
To bright, to smooth, but mostly to fast
Cedar Point · NC, USA
Eight people witnessed strange lights on the beach in Cedar Pointe, NC
Asheville · NC, USA
two dim lights following too closely to be satellites or airplanes...
Salisbury · NC, USA
Orange moving lights in the sky.
Rodanthe · NC, USA
Black unexplained trangle rodanth NC
Boomer · NC, USA
Triangular undentified flying object/aircraft traveled in a south western direction over boomer nc june 08.
Charlotte · NC, USA
Moving Craft Overlooking Charlotte, NC
Mebane · NC, USA
strange moving light in the night sky above Mebane, North Carolina
Statesville · NC, USA
((HOAX??)) My friend and I saw a Triangular craft fly above her house.
Clinton · NC, USA
Clinton NC, around 21:31 hours an orange circular object was spotted west of U.S. Highway 421, it remained visible for only 10 seconds
Silver City · NC, USA
Triangle and Disc photos taken after electrical disturbance in home.
Greensboro · NC, USA
Chevron shaped UFO over skies of Greensboro, NC
Hickory · NC, USA
Bright red light in the sky disappeared