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)
Coram · NY, USA
While driving on a neighborhood road on the way to my friends house I and a friend who was in the passenger seat looked up out the sunr
Keeseville · NY, USA
unusually shaped, very bright light-no other colors, slowly moving over the town, then disappearing from sight-no sounds
Bristol/Canandaigua · NY, USA
an object that was bigger than the light it projected , which through binoculars you could see some of the outline that was not lit
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Silver orb seen in over central park.
Allegany · NY, USA
3 silver discs
Queensbury · NY, USA
upstate ny ufo
White Plains · NY, USA
Swirling in Circles
Otego · NY, USA
Exceptionally bright obj. noted in the W sky at approx 8PM, which dropped below horizon after 1 hour. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Lake Grove · NY, USA
I went out to bring my Suv into my garage , when i looked out into the western sky and saw this dark triangular shaped object with Blue
Wantagh · NY, USA
was taking picture of sunset when developing pictures, saw white sphere in background & enlarged it showing what appears to be UFO
Cold Spring · NY, USA
black rainey nite,craft 300 feet long, could only see white window lites with a fuzzy white lite front & back,no noise very slow
East Northport · NY, USA
triangle object, blue red white lights, rotated 360 degrees without turning then made a U turn and dissappeared
Canandaigua · NY, USA
object acending in the sky
East Northport · NY, USA
glint of light on mettalic circular object
Buffalo · NY, USA
a little nervious about this but here it goes,from leaning aganist the back of my house overlooking the Kinsington expressway from my r
Oneonta · NY, USA
Strange moving, multi-colored light, not a plane satellite or star. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly the star, "Sirius?" PD))
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
I t was 3:18 pm on Valentines day that I have witnessed an object in the sky. I am in Brooklyn. I realize that this is Valentines D
Williston Park · NY, USA
Blue-green ball of light
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
whitish neon-green orb of light with a tail
New York City · NY, USA
huge blue shooting star
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
Blue Orb
Amityville · NY, USA
A large, silent, fast moving object with lights moving back and forth over my neighborhood.
Commack · NY, USA
Commack Road Sighting maybe in association with Amityville sighting
Central Islip · NY, USA
This was no ordinary green light....................
Nyack · NY, USA
When crossing the Tappen Zee bridge my wife snapped photos of the area because she though it would be a nice place to buy a house. I do