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)
Mountaindale · NY, USA
white object with red blinking lights appears every night for the last week. ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet, we suspect. PD))
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Cloud-like saucer moving over Manhattan early morning 9/9/10
Inwood · NY, USA
My daughter woke me up said there was a light bugging her when she was sleeping. When she woke up she looked in the sky saw colorful li
Rochester · NY, USA
2 round balls of light hovering over Rochester NY
Frankfort · NY, USA
Thought it was plane at first, but it emoted no sound nor flashing light.
New York City · NY, USA
2 Silver orbs very high altitude (EAST) . Observed across Hudson near wtc.
Utica · NY, USA
every night i sit in my porch and look to the sky n i always see a light moving slowly i dont know if its a satelite but when an air
Hampton Bays · NY, USA
A triangular UFO with three red unblinking lights flew directly over us from north to south at a steady, slow speed.
Rochester · NY, USA
Semi-egg shaped object floating above local highway 20-25 feet in the air.
Woodbury · NY, USA
3 lights obsereved over nys thruway while helicopters persued.
Westbury · NY, USA
Three orange lights in the shape of the big dipper, then 2 more came into view.
Cicero · NY, USA
Pulling into my devolpment, i see a strange white-glowing light fly from about the middle of the sky to vanishing in 1 second.
Sayville · NY, USA
Looking to the sky on a very clear night we saw a glowing object that was reasonably close maybe 1-2 miles in the sky east of us. The a
South Cairo · NY, USA
Triangle following plane went vertical was gone in a second
Baiting H · NY, USA
3 craft seen flying same rout seconds apart.
Cooperstown · NY, USA
A bright orange ball moving south, stopping and then retreating backwards until it disappeared.
South Cairo · NY, USA
Bright light on the western ridge. ((NUFORC Note: Venus is in the western sky at this time. PD))
Ridgewood · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) http://www.ufocenter.com/reportformsubmit.html
New York City (Central Park) · NY, USA
Transparent circle suddenly disappeared
Minoa · NY, USA
unidentified flaming creature falling from the sky in Minoa, NY.
Amenia · NY, USA
Lights moved vertically into bigger lights and his disappeared.
Pompey · NY, USA
Object seemed to be towing another object over Pompey
Circleville · NY, USA
light coming strait at me like a plane from the SW, (middletown area) and then shot up fast above the moon exiting the atmosphere.
Scotchtown · NY, USA
Sitting in front of my house last night with my girlfriend and mom we were talking to each other. It was pretty clear out I was star ga
Saugerties · NY, USA
The object the sky was very bright and only remained there for a few short seconds