UFO Sightings in the Carolinas - - a short study

Of the 50 USA states, North Carolina ranks 15th for UFO sightings in this study (180). South Carolina is #42 with 42. Data from both states is combined for a better map and statistics.

Sightings eras are in colors: 79 listings from 1937 through 1959 show as Blue dots. 59 from 1960 through 1974 are Violet, and 117 from 1975 to the present are in Green.

The 1937 case was in Warren County, NC when a private pilot saw a 40-foot 'gondola' flying to the southeast at 150 MPH. No windows or propellers were visible. (Weinstein / Aldrich Aircraft Sightings Catalog)

The geographical center of sightings for the two states is at 80:02W - 35:01N, just North of Wadesboro, NC in Anson County.

See a similar map for all the Southeast States here: UFO: Southeast States

<= Daily Histogram of Carolina UFO Sightings.

Here sightings for all years and both states are combined to show seasonal effects.

The three busiest Carolinas days were all in 1975, during the famous Lumberton, NC flap per a special study by Jennie Zeidman. I.e April 4rth (11 events), April 3rd (8) and April 5th (3).

The busiest months are April (36), October (28) and November (31) versus an average of under 16 listings for the other nine months.

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<= 50-Year Graph of Carolina UFO Sightings.

While the Carolinas were clearly busiest in the 1970s, there is some atypical activity also in the early 1990s.

The busiest years for the Carolinas were as follows:

1947 (11) 1950 (9) 1952 (17)
1953 (11) 1957 (8) 1973 (25)
1974 (7) 1975 (29) 1978 (7)
1979 (8) 1992 (10) 1993 (15)

Years not shown have 5 or fewer listings.

Sightings by weekdays start from a low of 27 for Sundays, ramping steadily to a high of 40 on Thursdays, then falling back again.

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