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Sightings
Witness reports, held as-reported. Each entry keeps its source, its coordinates where the record has them, and its place in the larger pattern.
3,270 entries
August 31, 2016 · 9:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Concord, NC
2 large triangle objects were noticed in the sky and 3rd object appeared all with Redish Orange lights and hovered above the tree line in the sky. Within a few minutes they disbursed in the sky. We are able to take a picture. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 30, 2016 · 5:40 PM · CYLINDER
Fayetteville, NC
Roughly between 15000 to 20000 feet in altitude. One Apache helicopter with radar was seen slowly heading towards the direction of the UFO. Witness provides no contact information. PD
August 29, 2016 · 8:26 PM · SPHERE
Surf City, NC
First saw a redish orange pulsating orb flying pretty high above houses on Topsail Island nc. No noise - but figured it may gave been just an aircraft too high to hear. About 10 mins later, the same colored circular object was flying much lower along the beach from North to South... Was flying near the altitude many if the Camp Lejune military aircraft fly at. No sound. Pulating just like the first one. I took about 8 seconds of video. Flew higher as it passed us - then after a few more seconds seemed to just disappear.
August 28, 2016 · 10:00 PM
Raeford, NC
2nd night witnessed same thing along With my 22 year old daughter. 1 week later a friend Whose husband is military was visiting and we stood At front (east) side of my house when she caught Sight of this orb on south side streaking east. It was Just above tree top line of view approximately 5 or So miles away, since there was no sound. This orb Was orange but changed to green, white and orange Again before losing sight of it as it looked like it was Going downward at fast rate of speed. That night Out of the 3 sightings was the 1st time military Helicopters (3) circled high over the area for 2 hours.
August 27, 2016 · 11:00 PM · EGG
Surf City, NC
My wife and I were out on our deck late that evening when we notices 5 orange orbs or egg-shaped objects floating 10-20 feet over the house across the street. I quickly went inside and grabbed my phone and started recording video. They were moving in the direction of our house slowly and making zero noise. My daughter came outside and also witnessed this. They floated over our house in a single line one behind the other. When they reached our roof, the 5 orbs formed a circle. After forming a circle, they lined up behind one another again and made their way towards the waterway. As I continued to watch them, my wife noticed a sixth orb hovering not 5 feet over our house. It acted like it was curious about us. Our dog was barking at the object. It then hovered there silently about 10-20 seconds and then rejoined the other five orbs. As they all floated away, they ceased to glow and disappeared from view.
August 26, 2016 · 7:00 AM · CIGAR
Wilson, NC
I went out for my morning cigarette and walk, when I noticed White, pill shaped, silent, wingless aircraft glided from north to south across the horizon in full daylight. It was the only aircraft in the sky. No lights or anything was coming from the craft. It was flying about as high as a helicopter would fly, but it completely and absolutely silent. No erratic movement was noted. I wanted to run back into the house to photograph it, but I didn't want to miss it.
August 25, 2016 · 10:30 AM · UNKNOWN
Goldsboro, NC
Noticed it was flashing, noticed color changing, Red white green blue, has stayed in same spots For hours at a time. First sighting was on August 12. Second was 24th, and 25th. same general area all three times. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous. PD
August 22, 2016 · 9:00 PM · CHEVRON
Southern Pines, NC
Around 9pm I went outside to smoke a cigarette and saw 2 UFOs. One was in the shape of a chevron that changed colors and one was a line of lights that was yellow. They were flying low, and I felt slightly sick and I don’t remember going inside my house but I woke up in my living on the couch to a horrible nightmare of being surrounded by something several hours later. I’ve never had an experience like it before or sense but I still have vivid nightmares of the same event. I don’t know what was real and my memory is spotty. And when I think about it still get physically ill.
August 21, 2016 · 9:00 AM · DISK
Asheboro, NC
Looked liked two plates put on top each other stopped in mid air and rotated for five minutes, then had red orange and green lights and went tree top level and vanished went very fast.
August 20, 2016 · 11:00 PM · SPHERE
Monroe, NC
One sphere-shaped light fading in and out, before disappearing into some clouds. Seen while I was driving. Made no noise.
August 16, 2016 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Hamlet, NC
Spotted 3 red, bright, blinking lights low in eastern sky. Two of the lights were flying in formation heading South. The third light seemed to be catching up with the other two. Sighting was very brief. Maybe 2 minutes as the lights passed behind the tall trees on the southern side of my yard. No discernible sound was heard.
August 15, 2016 · 11:15 PM · CIRCLE
Cornelius, NC
One round bright light, brighter than the moon, appearing from nowhere and descending rapidly straight down followed by two smaller bright round lights. All disappeared into nothing. All were just beside the moon to the right. Appeared to be possibly as far away as South Charlotte (25 miles), but it was hard to gauge.
August 15, 2016 · 9:00 PM · OVAL
Nags Head, NC
When in 2016 on vacation I looked outside in the sky and saw three disks with 9 lights on each all flying in formation, and the way I knew it wasn’t a plane is because it was very low flying and it made no noise
August 13, 2016 · 6:57 AM · DISK
Elizabeth City, NC
August 13, 2016, 6:57AM. My background: I am currently a private investigator and former law enforcement officer. I was traveling northbound on US 17 in Elizabeth City, NC. A wind farm is under construction and wind turbines are being constructed on some of the massive areas of farm land at that location. I was looking to my left and checking out how many turbines were under construction when I noticed an object above the height of the turbines and a little to my north west. The object was of a classic “saucer” shape with a domed top. It was silver in color and reflected the sun like chrome. It appeared to just hover and then slowly glide through the air. There was no visible exhaust and no sound noticed. No lighting on the vessel was observed. I thought to myself, “I need to stop and video this.” I looked to my right to see if the right lane was clear so I could pull to the side of the road. I looked back up and the vessel had vanished. There was no sign of it anywhere. I have seen other questionable lights and lighted objects at night but this was my first daytime sighting that I can say for certain was a UFO. I am also posting this, wondering if anyone else observed the same object that morning.
August 13, 2016 · 5:15 AM · SPHERE
Raleigh, NC
At about 5:15 am on 8/13/2016, just before the sunrise, about 300 meters in the air above highway 40 an object cross the sky at the speed of a rocket. My first thought was to be afraid fearing that it was a missel of some kind however certain things happen in the course of 30 seconds that were beyond human capabilities in my opinion. This option let behind it a trial of what appeared to be smoke similar to what a jet does as it crosses the sky only this option was moving so fast it appeared to be opening the earth around it. When it reached what seemed to be its peak it exploded into thin air. It look like I had just seen a black circler option open the walls of earth n disappear. I had to share this with someone because the trail of smoke remained in the air for a few seconds after the object exploded into thin air. I'm a truck driver I see things shoot a cross the air all the time but I've never seen anything like this before in my life it seem impossible what I witnessed.
August 12, 2016 · 9:30 PM · OVAL
Fayetteville, NC
It was my mother’s birthday. It was dark out. We were outside setting up her new telescope when we got system alerts on our phones that there was “Strange metal detected”. Almost like some kind of magnetic field interference. (iphone 4 and an old google phone) We look up and can see (because of the bright moonlight) in the sky there are these round objects zooming almost parallel to eachother, followed by what I can clearly see is shaped as military jets of some kind. But they were no match for the circular objects ahead of them. I will never forget witnessing this.
August 12, 2016 · 3:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Indian Trail, NC
My mother and I were watching the meteor shower, then saw this light that was acting strange. Wasn't a plane because it was moving in all directions very slowly. There was so clouds and if you looked real close you could see a spotlight on the clouds. Both would rise, go down and side to side. No noise was present. They almost seem to be searching. Sun started coming up and they shot away like a bullet from a gun. Couldn't tell the shape. I've seen 2 ufos before but didn't act this strange.
August 10, 2016 · 11:35 PM · FLASH
Gastonia, NC
Two bright red separate flashing simultaneously balls of light flying in formation, low, with no sound. Heading N to S direction and slowly moving. Husband/restaurant owner for over 40 years. Age 56 Wife /Real Estate Broke and mother of three. Age ((fifties)) Two sons, ages ((deleted--thirties)) and ((deleted((twenties)). ((deleted--older)) is a full time professional ((deleted--works in biological field)); ((younger is a full time student at the University ((deleted)), and ((deleted)) at Park City. We are average very normal, God-fearing people, who love to star watch, and none of us have ever seen anything like this EVER! Son , ((name deleted)), has video of this sighting on his phone.
August 10, 2016 · 9:34 PM · CIRCLE
Angier, NC
My family and I were driving home from eating out and I saw a blue circular object flash across the sky for several(approx. 5-10) seconds. The circular object had a blue aura and it was seen briefly. There were no aircrafts present at the time of sighting. I am not making this up. Both my father and I saw the object and it completely disappeared after the time previously stated.
August 10, 2016 · 12:00 AM · OTHER
Durham, NC
I had just gotten home from a day with my family. My uber driver told me to look out for a meteor shower from midnight till six. I was standing outside smoking a cigarette in my driveway when I heard a strange sound. It was almost like a helicopter blade, but it sounded fake. A few minutes later, I saw the UFO. it flew low to the ground from my right side, making an arc all the way around my horizon and disappearing out of view behind the school across the street from my house. The craft looked strange, with piercing white lights on it and one red light at the front. The whole thing was lit with an orangeish hue. I pulled out my phone to record this first incident. I texted my best friend who is a fellow believer and told him I'd send him the video-only to discover the video was completely gone. There was no trace of me recording even though I had clearly done so. Freaked out, I sit on the curb on my driveway and watch the sky. A shooting star appears and flies right into the spot I saw the craft disappear from view. I try to calm down and I make a wish as one is supposed to do. I'm sitting there watching the sky closely and, texting my friend. I get the strange feeling I am being watched so I stand up and shout "I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'RE THERE." Five minutes pass and I see the craft again (possibly a separate UFO of the same kind). I am so frightened this time, not only because it has reappeared but because it seemed to have heard me. It comes from the same direction I saw the first ship, but takes a slightly less direct route. It makes no sound this time. Again, I try to record it with my phone. This time, my phone actually goes completely dead out of nowhere. The craft lazily disappears out of view, the same way the other one did. I sit down again and begin to shake. My heart is racing and I'm scared for my life and my sanity. I keep watching the sky only to see four or maybe five shooting stars all in the same area I saw the UFO's. Just as I'm about to go inside and charge my phone and grab another cigarette, a third craft appears. This time, it's coming from the left of me, and it seems closer than before. The craft appears to have a rotating circle of white lights that almost look like stars. The orange hue is very prevalent and I can clearly make out the shape... It's almost like a "cigar" with lights. I watch the craft fly towards the meteor shower, make a right turn, and then turn into a single red light. It was almost as if it was cloaked. My friend arrives on the scene shortly after that. Scared shitless, we sit in my driveway and watch the sky. My friend points out a very skinny cloud on an otherwise clear night that follows the path I saw the first craft take. We don't see anything else for a long time, until I notice a star that is blinking and changing colors, and even moving slightly. My friend and I grab my camera and walk a few blocks, using the camera to zoom in on it. We eventually go back to my place and I can tell the inadvertent doubt has set in for my friend. "Maybe it's just a star, man." After all the things I saw last night, I can't be so sure. Not to mention, now on my iPhone there are four black images where the video files should be, and the first time I tried to look closely at them my phone died instantly.
August 8, 2016 · 11:45 PM · FIREBALL
Emerald Isle, NC
At approximately 11:45pm, while sitting on the deck of a beach front property on Emerald Isle, NC, I observed a yellow orangish sphere/fireball in the SSE sky that was pulsing different diameters/brightness as it descended through slighly cloudy conditions at an 80ish degree angle down into the ocean. Event lasted 5-8 seconds, and was estimated to be several miles out to sea. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 8, 2016 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Wilmington, NC
I laid in bed and looked out my fourth story window and saw the brightest green neon light which almost resembled that of a laser come straight down out of the sky less than a mile from my hotel room. It shot straight down out of the clear night sky and then dissipated into what looked like an orange fireball.
August 6, 2016 · 7:30 PM · OVAL
Garner, NC
It was raining that day in the evening while the sun was out. A double rainbow formed outside the restaurant we were in, and my father and I went outside to take a few pictures on our phones. Afterwards, we realized a UFO was in one of our pictures, in between both rainbows. To be exact, the UFO was on the other end of the rainbow. It was curious how one end of both rainbows started right outside the restaurant on the road, meters from where we were. The UFO was oval and white and was there for a few seconds only. The photo shows an object, which appears to be almost transparent, or diaphonous. We assume that it is either some type of reflection, or perhaps a lens flare. We doubt that it is an alien spacecraft, but we cannot be certain. PD
July 31, 2016 · 9:00 AM · SPHERE
Fayetteville, NC
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD