UFO Sightings in New York
5,489 UFO sightings reported in New York since 1930, peaking in 2012 (383 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 5,489
- Span
- 1930–2030
- Peak year
- 2012 (383 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1930–2030 · peak 2012 (383 reports)
Top cities in New York
New York City (Brooklyn)
1946–2022 · peak 2014 (19 reports)
New York City
1950–2022 · peak 2001 (18 reports)
Rochester
1966–2022 · peak 2014 (16 reports)
Buffalo
1960–2022 · peak 2021 (12 reports)
New York City (Manhattan)
1959–2021 · peak 2002 (8 reports)
New York City (Bronx)
1950–2021 · peak 2013 (10 reports)
Syracuse
1947–2022 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
Albany
1972–2021 · peak 2002 (11 reports)
Staten Island
1977–2022 · peak 2015 (10 reports)
New York City (Staten Island)
1982–2011 · peak 2001 (6 reports)
New York
1974–2022 · peak 2020 (14 reports)
New York City (Queens)
1956–2019 · peak 2007 (8 reports)
Utica
1966–2022 · peak 2019 (10 reports)
Binghamton
1952–2022 · peak 2012 (9 reports)
Ithaca
1979–2020 · peak 2004 (4 reports)
Pine City
2020–2022 · peak 2021 (19 reports)
Poughkeepsie
1965–2019 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Levittown
1970–2020 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Kingston
1983–2020 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Schenectady
1960–2017 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Indianapolis · NY, USA
Red/orange orb hovering and moving in a serpentine pattern in western sky
Buffalo · NY, USA
Quick sighting of a strange object flying through the air, accompanied with a loud sound and strange energy.
West Hempstead · NY, USA
We looked up in the sky and there was a square object flying above us, very slow and made no sound. Each point had a light and it was t
New York · NY, USA
BALLS OF LIGHT MOVING IN FIGURE 8
New York City · NY, USA
Green ring flew over New York city
ROCHESTER · NY, USA
Over 20 lights in formation in most parts non stop over Rochester, NY
Hilton · NY, USA
Hilton NY 3 spheres
North River · NY, USA
Continual light shaped orbs sightings over the past 10 years first picture evidence
East Quogue · NY, USA
flickering colored lights in the night sky, indistinguishable shape, sort of swaying / hovering / rotating around.
Long Island · NY, USA
Actual ufo in the sky with light beam - I have never seen anything like this before in my life.
Jamesport · NY, USA
Saw ufo 12-26-2020
Orangeburg · NY, USA
Bright white rectangle flashed at an angle across the sky.
New York · NY, USA
MADAR Node 85
Commack · NY, USA
At 632pm, on November 5th, myself and a coworker observed what we strongly believe was a ufo in the sky above commack NY on long island
Hamburg · NY, USA
I- along with another witness, noticed a fast moving sphere glowing white. The sphere was heading north towards the lake. We then notic
Rochester · NY, USA
5 red orbs that pulsed or blinked above city slowly moving North
Plattekill · NY, USA
1 diamond shaped craft flew over my house. Made no sound at all. Wobbled a bit in the sky as it flew over. Followed the movement for a
Fulton · NY, USA
A line of 16 "craft" moving from west to east, apparently in low earth orbit, dropped objects into the atmosphere. (Starlink??)
Hunter · NY, USA
Multi colored light. Can see faa red lights from planes passing under it. It moves around and not like satellites. Every Nov-Feb it sho
Clarksville · NY, USA
3 ROUND BALLS OF WHITE LIGHT IN TRIANGLE PATTERN APPEARED MOVING ACROSS SKY
New York · NY, USA
UFO over Saratoga springs flying With erratic trajectory until it disappears mid air.
Milan · NY, USA
3 light objects.
Malone · NY, USA
Cylinder shaped object in sky.
Staten island · NY, USA
Orange globe ufo in NYC sky
New York · NY, USA
V-Shaped formation of silver orbs flying over NYC