North Carolina Ranks No. 11 for Best State for UFO Fans

Are you a fan of UFOs? If you are in North Carolina you might be in one good spot to catch a view of one. In a new study done by Lawn Love, they found the best states for UFO fans. Everyone has seen strange lights in the sky I am sure, but do you know if you ever witnessed a UFO? There are plenty of people around that enjoy UFOs and wonder where are the best places to find them.

North Carolina ranks as the No. 11 best state for UFO fans. Lawn Love went through countless sightings data, communication tower registrations, Air Force base listings, and more to determine the list. They also searched for UFO clubs, conventions, and more to help determine which states were the best for UFOs. Combining all of the data, they were able to rank all states to determine which were the best for UFO fans who are looking for more information. Check out which states made the top 10 below:

If you want more information on the full list to see where other states fall, click here.

Dictionary.com defines the term UFO as "unidentified flying object: any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin". So while we typically think of UFOs as aliens they can be anything unexplained in the sky. Many people every year claim to see UFOs and many believe they are in fact seeing something extraterrestrial. These sightings take place across the country so of course, there have been some UFO sightings in North Carolina. In fact yesterday we told you about one in Charlotte that happened this week. 

Many people take to social media to share their sightings but I recently learned there is actually a reporting index for UFO sightings. It's called the National UFO Reporting Center. And in 47 years they have received over 150,000 reports of sightings. You can view photos and videos people submit, or view sightings by date, shape, or location.

The other unique thing is that all data is made available to the public unlike with the Federal Government. Out of curiosity, I pulled the report for UFO sightings in North Carolina, and while it wasn't been updated since the end of April there are still 29 reported sightings in 2022. Keep reading to see each sighting as well as the date, location, length, and description. It's interesting to read. Especially interesting on a couple of instances where there are multiple sightings in nearby areas on the same day.

Duration: 10–15 min.

Shape: Sphere

Description: Series of 4 red-orange spheres moving SW–NE

Duration: 2 minutes

Shape: Star

Description: Large glowing yellow round star shape floating and moving above the beach and shore.

Duration: 10 minutues

Shape: Unknown

Description: Saw a bright blue light three times, each one getting closer and brighter, and heard "wom wom" when the light flashed.

Duration: 1 minute

Shape: Oval

Description: I actually took a photo of the crescent moon and didn’t notice the ufo until later

Duration: 8-10 minutes

Shape: Cigar

Description: Two cigar shaped objects, no wings, lights, contrails or sound

Duration: 25 seconds +

Shape: Circle

Description: This was caught on my RING camera but I can only seem to get 2 seconds of about 25++ seconds downloaded

Duration: 2 minutes

Shape: Light

Description: Orb ball of light night sky stationary then started moving low altitude

Duration: 1-2 minutes

Shape: other

Description: I witnessed a craft in extremely close proximity.

Duration: A few minutes

Shape: Disk

Description: Saw a floating disk with a light and aura out of my plane window. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a reflection of reading lights? )

Duration: 10 minutes

Shape: Circle

Description: It was round but had little windows on the sides then later we had an orb about 30 foot off ground

Duration: Sphere

Shape: 10-15 minutes

Description: 2 white orb/spheres in the sky with white cloud mist

Duration: Unknown

Shape: Unknown

Description: Objects coming out of a luminous cloud

Duration: 2.5 Minutes

Shape: light

Description: Looked like an out-of-focus moon moving slowly from northeast to west.

Duration: 30min

Shape: Star

Description: Could reapper in a diff spot or move slow

Duration: about an hour

Shape: light

Description: I worked 3rd shift when I came home it was there

Duration: 15-20 Seconds

Shape: unknown

Description: Chemtrails without aircraft leading it

Duration: Several hours

Shape: light

Description: Bright dodging light

Duration: 10 seconds

Shape: Triangle

Description: The craft was extremely shiny and looked as to be a triangle.

Duration: 15 minutes

Shape: Sphere

Description: Bright Orange light over Johnsonville/Cameron area.

Duration: 4 minutes

Shape: Diamond

Description: There was a large plane flying over maybe a 747. Tt wasn't very high maybe taking off. There was an object above it.

Duration: 1 minute

Shape: Triangle

Description: Low flying triangle craft with red, white, and blue flashing light on corners.

Duration: 60 seconds

Shape: Light

Description: Bright light woke me up at 5:54am.

Duration: Triangle

Shape: Approximately 8 seconds

Description: Saw a white triangle flying through blue sky and clouds making no sound.

Duration: Everyday

Shape: Light

Description: A bright moving light in the sky-light has blue and pink hue. Moves fast in the video

Duration: 1-2 minutes

Shape: sphere

Description: I thought it was Jupiter but it was so bright and low in the horizon. Then it started to move, slowly but clearly moving towards me

Duration: 2 minutes

Shape: light

Description: Light saw making a circular rotation repeatedly. You could see half of the circle being made then the other half would disappear.

Duration: circle

Shape: 45 minutes +

Description: 3 then 4 stars in a configuration hovering above trees

Duration: Unknown

Shape: Triangle

Description: My wife and I were on our porch looking at stars. Saw craft heading northward. no sound. 3 lights, non blinking. Faded away quickly.

Duration: 1-2 minutes

Shape: unknown

Description: Large, silent object