Paranormal Sightings in North Carolina
19 nightmarks documented
19 paranormal sightings in North Carolina
Carolina Theatre — the ghost of the 1981 fire in Greensboro, North Carolina
The 1981 arsonist's fire left more than scorch marks — the smell of phantom smoke and a woman's whispers haunt this Greensboro theater decades later.
Bright object observed over Rural Hall near Winston-Salem, North Carolina (1967)
A bright unknown near Winston-Salem — North Carolina kept adding cases to the Blue Book files year after year.
Bright low-altitude object reported near Vanceboro, North Carolina (1966)
A silent, brilliant close-range encounter near a major Marine Corps air station during the sustained 1966 wave.
Bright object observed over the Blue Ridge Mountains near Burnsville, North Carolina (1966)
A bright object over the dark peaks of the Blue Ridge — North Carolina's mountains added another unknown to the active 1966 wave.
Bright object with unusual motion observed over Salisbury, North Carolina (1966)
A hovering, darting light over North Carolina as the famous spring 1966 wave — which would reshape Blue Book — began building.
Bright object observed over Asheville in the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina (1964)
A bright unknown over Asheville's mountain bowl — fifteen days after Socorro changed everything.
Unidentified object observed over Fort Bragg airborne warfare center, North Carolina (1958)
An unknown over the home of the Green Berets and 82nd Airborne — where elite warriors couldn't identify what they observed.
Bright object observed over Highlands in the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina (1956)
A bright unknown over Highlands' Blue Ridge plateau — where mountain darkness and clear air left no room for ambiguity.
Bright object observed over Southern Pines near Fort Bragg, North Carolina (1952)
A bright unknown in the Sandhills near Fort Bragg — where Army airborne and Special Forces trained beneath an unexplained sky.
Unusual object observed over rural Bonlee, North Carolina (1950)
An unexplained object over the quiet North Carolina Piedmont during the anxious early months of the Korean War.
Unidentified object observed at Pope AFB adjacent to Fort Bragg, North Carolina (1950)
An unknown at Pope AFB — where transport planes carried the 82nd Airborne, and the airfield predated its Fort Bragg partner case by eight years.
Roanoke Island — ghostly voices of the Lost Colony, North Carolina
117 colonists vanished from Roanoke in 1590 — their voices in Elizabethan English still carry on the wind, and phantom figures watch the nightly drama.
The Carroll A. Deering — A Ghost Ship Found Adrift off Cape Hatteras (1921)
A five-masted schooner found aground with food on the stove and the table set — but all eleven crew members had vanished without a trace.
Brown Mountain Lights — the ghost orbs of Burke County, North Carolina
Mysterious glowing orbs have risen above Brown Mountain for centuries — Cherokee legend says they are the spirits of warriors killed in ancient battle.
The Brown Mountain Lights — North Carolina's Enduring Appalachian Mystery
Glowing orbs have risen above Brown Mountain since before European settlement. Two USGS investigations failed to explain them.
Harvey Mansion — the elderly ghost of New Bern, North Carolina
An elderly gentleman from the 1800s supervises the dining room at this colonial-era New Bern inn — place settings rearrange when no one is looking.
The Lost Colony of Roanoke — America's Oldest Unsolved Mystery (1590)
117 colonists vanished from Roanoke Island. The only clue — the word 'CROATOAN' carved into a post. After 435 years, their fate remains unknown.
Attmore-Oliver House — poltergeist activity in New Bern, North Carolina
The rocking chair rocks on its own for minutes at a time in this 18th-century New Bern house — pots fly from hooks and furniture drags across empty rooms.
Tar River ghost light — the phantom lantern of Edgecombe County, North Carolina
A phantom lantern bobs along the Tar River, approaching those who stand still and retreating from those who follow — its carrier was murdered here long ago.