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)
Alexandria · NY, USA
3 large, brilliant red-orange fireballs hovered over tree line silently in area of uninhabited woods and lake.
Franklin Square · NY, USA
multiple fireballs in sky over long island
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Light over the East River.
Darien Center · NY, USA
Huge diamond passenger/residential space ship with hundreds of windows shot into space in a blink after hovering in Darien Center, NY.
Binghamton · NY, USA
bright light moving quickly from west to southeast
Harriman State Park · NY, USA
Lights seen over lake on 7 lakes drive in Harriman State Park.
Ardsley · NY, USA
11-13 bright orange circular orbs moved in unison in the evening near Ardsley NY
Ardsley · NY, USA
seven lights in formation rotate and change formation to resemble the Big Dipper
Valatie · NY, USA
Bright star like object seen performing maneuvers in the skies over Columbia County, NY
Rochester · NY, USA
We saw 20 to 30 fireballs floating or gliding higher and then slowly flickering out.
Ardsley · NY, USA
Flame- like light moving across sky at helicopter speed but making no sound
Irondequoit · NY, USA
Cylinder Aerodynamic Object with 6 Glowing White Lights Seen Over Irondequoit, NY!
Cutchogue · NY, USA
Bright object seen moving north of Riverhead, Long Island, NY.
Mountaindale · NY, USA
the objects were glowing red and white and moving about slowly
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
A bright white light bluish purple tint almost like a halogen light or LED light, somewhat triangular shape.
Muttontown · NY, USA
2 stars switched positions in proximity and one slowly left,shooting star followed immediately thereafter
Lackawanna · NY, USA
Approx 11 PM on July first I witnessed an array of three solid red lights and one pulsing bright white light fly over Botanical Gardens
Alexandria Bay · NY, USA
Took a snapshot of storm clouds and upon review, there's a ufo in the clouds.
Montour Falls · NY, USA
bright orange object on july 3rd 2010
Watkins Glen · NY, USA
3 Separate Sightings 15 minutes appart
Wading River? Franklin Sq · NY, USA
Red orange orb flying straight acrooss the sky
Auburn · NY, USA
7-4-2010 Auburn NY Triange Stars 10 to 15 sec. looked like stars
Auburn · NY, USA
what I saw was three stars appear in the southern sky over scorpios head and then disappear
Hempstead · NY, USA
One bright light that was intense... it was orange and intense.
Grand Island · NY, USA
Fiery trail over Western New York sky.