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)
Deer Park · NY, USA
a white flashing light east of deer park, with scatter colors (maybe blue/green/red) stays stationary for over 10 minutes now.((Star??)
Lake George · NY, USA
Hovering object over Lake George defies logic
Massapequa · NY, USA
flashing ball of colorful lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possible twinkling star. PD))
Deer Park · NY, USA
lighted rectangular object seen over Deer Park Avenue
Watkins Glen · NY, USA
My husband and I were out side talking, when I saw what I thought was a star at first.I told my husband it wasnt a star at all.It h
Rome · NY, USA
I was walking from the garage to the house,I happen to look up at a plane I hurd over head, a small private plane. There's a small air
New York City (Yonkers) · NY, USA
Radiant White object viewed in sky from Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers
Franklin Falls · NY, USA
FAST GREEN LIGHT IN THE SKY BY WHITFACE MT
East Patchogue · NY, USA
Small white sphere
East Patchogue · NY, USA
Bluish White Sphere slightly sporadic in movement
Coxsackie · NY, USA
uknown hovering lit up object observed in sky over Coxsackie ,New york
New Hartford · NY, USA
Odd and fast, unlike any aircraft I have seen in this area.
Monticello · NY, USA
multiple lights seen in sullivan county
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Small sphere in NYC
Orchard Park · NY, USA
Butterfly effect............lighted UFO
Albany · NY, USA
I saw an extremely slow moving plane shaped object that neither sounded like, nor acted like a normal plane.
Chappaqua · NY, USA
I was awakened from a deep sleep at about 3 AM to a very loud humming sound from above the house and outside my bedroom window. I wond
Levittown · NY, USA
Cylinder shape object in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a sighting of the International Space Station. PD))
Orchard Park · NY, USA
checking out the critters ?
New York City · NY, USA
Like a shooting star but slowed down, hovered an instant, changed directions, another quick hover, changed directions again then sped o
Centerport · NY, USA
Bright orange lit object rose vertically from Bay and took off at lightening speed.
Orchard Park · NY, USA
Activity hot spot. ((NUFORC Note: One of many reports from same source.
Trumansburg · NY, USA
I have no clue , it has been going on for like an hour or 2 that I know about , there kinda far out and they are moveing in circles and
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
I saw a cigar shaped craft with a light on each end. The lights weren't very bright. It was silent and it glided across the sky very qu
Hartford · NY, USA
Orangish ball of light traveling quietly near my home, like a wave & bouncy for around 5 minutes. Hartford NY