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)
Rochester · NY, USA
2 orbs of light over Rochester, NY
Alden · NY, USA
Two objects moving together like a clock pendulum
Pine City · NY, USA
MADAR Node 82
Grand island · NY, USA
Outside doing work and saw some thing shining in the sky overhead, as I observed it changed shape from something shiny and metal to som
Forest Hills (Queens) · NY, USA
1 bright /reflective object
North Tonawanda · NY, USA
Outside in my Yard when i heard a jet.airliner over head On a clear starrie night. Notice a bright star in the sky but after further
Forest Hills (Queens) · NY, USA
2 bright objects - one silver - one blue
Richmond Hill · NY, USA
Bright orange black circular ufo
Plainview · NY, USA
On the evening of July 4, 2020 at just about 10:20 PM, appearing on the horizon we saw five extremely fast moving large bright orange l
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Sighting observed at Prospect Park. At least 20 circular orbs were floating in the sky.((Starlink satellites??))
East Northport · NY, USA
3 oval ships flying together and break apart faster then sound.
Westfield · NY, USA
It was a light that brightened and returned to nothing within 2 seconds on 07/06/2020 approximate time was 22:30 in th3 SSE.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
3 light spheres They came one next ( behind ) the other as if liking in different directions I felt that the light stop for a second s
Yorkville · NY, USA
Giant Snake UFO Video In Description.
Astoria · NY, USA
UFO over Astoria, NY.
Lakeport · NY, USA
The lights were still for about 3 minutes. Then disappears began to head towards us at fast rate... they flew over us and then vanish
Cicero · NY, USA
Two large lights stagnant for 3 minutes. Then disappears within seconds towards the west.
Mayfield · NY, USA
My wife, mother in law, and two friends were on my pontoon boat on the Great Sacandaga Lake in Mayfield, New York. It was 20:00 on 7/1
Alden · NY, USA
We where sitting outside in our yard and I looked up thought I was looking at a star and it started to move. Then it got extremely brig
Chaumont · NY, USA
Saw two or three objects high in sky while walking and they just disappeared. Shortly after saw a large glowing light hovering over p
Whitehall · NY, USA
Fishing with my son and suddenly a blue light appeared behind him then gone about 300yrds from us wonder if it was a spirit or aliem/
Whitehall · NY, USA
I was fishing and suddenly a blue light appeared then gone about 300yrds from us wonder if it was a spirit or alien
West Chazy · NY, USA
MADAR Node 65
New York City · NY, USA
Orange orb floating above at an altitude (it seemed) if a plane. It’s patterns were irattic but smooth like. Hovering some. After viewi
Kingston · NY, USA
The objects were not near each other. They seemed to form a circle. No noise. Red, green and yellow lights. While I stood in my dri