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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
May 23, 2014 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
High Point, NC
Very high flying lights with an orange/white strobe effect in different parts of the sky. Made no sound. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 22, 2014 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Raleigh, NC
I was out walking my dog around 23:00, perhaps a few minutes before. I rounded a street corner in my neighborhood and a light up in the sky caught my eye. I stepped out into the street for a better view and observed a lighted object streaking across the sky from right to left. I was facing Southeast. It was not cloudy out, but there was a haze in the sky where the object appeared. There was no rain falling, and stars could be seen. The object moved fast, and had a straight trajectory with no arc as it maintained a parallel path with the ground. There was only one object. Due to it being lit, I could not make out the exact shape; however, the lights were confined to a rectangle-like formation. The light was white. I could not discern the distance above ground, however it was lower than a typical airplane or jet and there was no sound. The speed was extremely fast. I would compare it to the speed of a jet seen at low altitude, only perhaps faster. It was visible for approximately five seconds and then disappeared. I looked around me for other witnesses, but there were none.
May 18, 2014 · 9:45 PM · FORMATION
Goldsboro, NC
Noticed a craft flying west to east and it was one light in the night sky blinking rapidly changing from red to orange, as the craft flew it changed directions and started to fly north. I then notice another craft trailing behind. This other craft was blinking just like the first one. Then I noticed a 3rd craft out in the distance. All 3 ufos created a perfect triangle formation with about 1/2 a mile distance between crafts. As the crafts kept flying the first UFO stoped blinking and then became a solid orange color for about 30 seconds or so. The it just flew into the distance. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 17, 2014 · 8:00 PM · SPHERE
Cary, NC
The UFOs were "orbs" the color of orange. There where 9 of them in groups of 3 in triangular shape. Then 3 disappeared, leaving 6 behind. Then another 3 disappeared with 3 left. Then the 3 remaining stretched out to cover the size that the original 9 took up. Then finally they disappeared too.
May 17, 2014 · 9:45 AM · SPHERE
Emerald Isle, NC
As they moved towards convergence, 2 faded to black then the third then the last as if to go to deep space Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 14, 2014 · 9:30 PM · TRIANGLE
Burlington, NC
Outside looking at the moon through telescope when we saw a slow moving light moving South to North. As we watched it the whole light flashed bright. A few seconds later a bright light flashed and fell from a triangular craft which we only could see because of the flash
May 13, 2014 · 9:30 PM · TRIANGLE
Carolina Beach, NC
While vacationing at Carolina Beach, NC this week (oceanfront) on May 13th, 2014 we saw 4-5 vessels, each with 3 red lights (triangular), one large red one on top and 2 red lights on the bottom. They were large and stationary, no noise, no sound. Some would immediately disappear without moving and another would appear. All in the same spot. We watched these for 30 minutes before they disappeared for good. We watched every night after without success. The lights appeared at approximately 9:30 PM to about 10 PM. This is the very first time either one of us had seen something so strange and we were excited. Had a phone camera but the quality is very, very poor. It was simply amazing!
May 13, 2014 · 5:03 AM · CIRCLE
Louisburg, NC
At 05:03 on 05/03/14 I woke, and went outside to walk my dogs. I always watch the skies, and this morning the skies were clear. I looked straight up, and a bright white UFO appeared. It was the size of a large star, and brighter than any of the other stars around it. It appeared then moved across the sky slowly from north to south, and then disappeared. There were no aircraft in the area, and it made no sound. Flare from Iridium satellite? PD
May 10, 2014 · 8:05 PM · TRIANGLE
Winston-Salem, NC
It was about 10:05PM, when my step dad was letting out our dogs. He looked up, above the house diagonal to ours, and there was multiple red lights. He called out my mom, I followed, and then my sister came out. We stood around watching the lights for about 30 seconds to a minute. The lights would disappear after a couple of seconds. There had to be at least 10 triangles of lights. It looked like the lights were coming from above I-40.
May 9, 2014 · 5:15 AM · LIGHT
Cary, NC
I was laying on my back on my deck listening to music and not paying particular attention to the sky when something extremely bright caught my eye through the trees overhead. Just as I got up to get a better look away from the tree, it appeared smaller and dimmer. Originally it was white and round, the size and brightness of a 1/4th sized full moon, nearly but not quite directly overhead, maybe up 75 degrees looking towards the west. A moment later it looked like a dim star in the same spot in the sky, perhaps climbing straight up although the speed would have had to be exceptional. Then immediately after dimming the object started moving exactly due south at a consistent speed. I perceived it as being at an extremely high altitude and high rate of speed. About half a second after I realized it was moving I saw another object identical to the first in fairly close proximity coming from the south and headed the exact opposite direction right by it at the same! speed and apparent altitude as the original object. Both objects very gradually became dimmer as they moved away in opposite directions and maintained the same heading and velocity until I couldn't see either anymore.
May 3, 2014 · 10:30 PM · SPHERE
Huntersville, NC
Large glowing red mass resembled comet.
May 3, 2014 · 10:20 PM · LIGHT
Thomasville, NC
High Altitude bright light follows odd path in NC Sky
May 3, 2014 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
Waxhaw, NC
Bright orb that rapidly traveled west leaving a light trail and vanishing.
May 3, 2014 · 9:00 PM · CIRCLE
Waxhaw, NC
Bright orb that dimmed & got smaller before vanishing in the sky.
May 3, 2014 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Currie, NC
Brilliantly Lit Flying Object With Reddish Orange Lights.
May 2, 2014 · 10:30 PM · FLASH
Durham, NC
Low flying, fast moving, red/white light disappears into thin air.
May 1, 2014 · 1:15 AM · LIGHT
Frisco, NC
Several balls of light in erratic flight pattern followed by second craft at great speed.
April 27, 2014 · 4:40 AM · CIRCLE
Louisburg, NC
4 UFOs seen within a half an hour appearing and then vanishing.
April 24, 2014 · 4:30 AM · CIRCLE
Louisburg, NC
I saw a star moving north to south through the Little Dipper handle, and then disappeared, but then a second star chasing it.
April 23, 2014 · 8:37 AM · DISK
Charlotte, NC
Over 20 ufos seen flying towards charlotte nc airport.
April 22, 2014 · 9:17 PM · TRIANGLE
Fletcher, NC
Triangular craft with lights on each vertice spotted silently hovering 30-40 feet above a field off I-26 East at exit 54 in Fletcher.
April 17, 2014 · 10:15 PM · UNKNOWN
Rockwell, NC
Black helicopter following 2 orange lights (no sound except from helicopter).
April 15, 2014 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Morrisville, NC
Noticed 4 red lights in the sky not too high up.
April 15, 2014 · 5:45 PM · EGG
Sylva, NC
Loud egg shaped aircraft.