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)
Mayville · NY, USA
tear shaped ufo with purple trail
Tupper Lake · NY, USA
Formation of Military jet aircraft in area of larger round reflective object
Mayville · NY, USA
A tear shape object dancing in the air.
Jamaica · NY, USA
A bright white-yellow object hovering and then moving in NY.
Albany (near) · NY, USA
BRIGHT COMET LIKE OBJECT OVER NY SKY FOR @ 45 MINUTES. ((NUFORC Note: Missile venting fuel in space. PD))
Stony Point · NY, USA
White disc object above Indian Point Nuclear Plant
Elmhurst · NY, USA
large low altitude motionless and brightly lit triangular object appearing in overcast dawn sky over Elmhurst, NY
Flushing · NY, USA
Triangle shaped object with red lights in New York
New York City · NY, USA
something dull, fast, wingless, and bl streaks due north from manhattan / lower hudson valley
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
High Altitude object that reflected the sun, yet emmitted a bright white changeing to red spot light
New Rochelle · NY, USA
extremely bright light that moved very slowly and disappeared in the opposite direction.
Goshen · NY, USA
Magenta Triangular phenomenon!
East Fishkill · NY, USA
We heard a odd sound and then saw a bright UFO. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Claverack · NY, USA
Anyone else seeing this right now? ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus. PD))
Watermill · NY, USA
Bright beam of Light? Disc projected out around beam , then jumped into a saucer shape, around the outside primaries another disc emi
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
Green Light in sky..
Rochester · NY, USA
orange ball of fire hovering over Rochester NY area, chased away by another multi-colored UFO. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Buffalo · NY, USA
Streaking Light during field goal kick Patriots vs Bills Sunday Night Football
Huntington Station · NY, USA
Gold object fell from the sky.
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
4:00AM after Thanksgiving in NY - several lights in the sky, one of which was entirely too bright! ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
very shiny object that I captured movie from that but the movie didn't show that!
Islip · NY, USA
Flash of Light Shape, UFO?
Deer Park · NY, USA
Moving star over eastern New York
Mount Vernon /Pelham · NY, USA
SIGHTING OVER THE HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY,WESTCHESTER COUNTY,NEW YORK...
New York City (upstate) · NY, USA
Driving in upstate NY, I noticed what looked to be a plane without wings stoped in the sky lower than what planes fly it was stoped on