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)
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
i saw that this shaped fireball
Newfield · NY, USA
green fireball in upstate new york
Stony Brook · NY, USA
Brilliant reddish-orange object with green tip; hovering then ascending at impossible speed
Stone Ridge · NY, USA
Slow moving red lights descended, disappeared then reappeared and ascended; dogs barked at them.
Oneonta · NY, USA
Two lights traveling at a high rate of speed
Truxton · NY, USA
The object moved right to left while making a humming sound and remained there for approximately 15 minutes.
Schenectady · NY, USA
I saw a glowing thing hovering over the ground this morning.
Albion · NY, USA
Multi-colored tear drop shape...Bright Flash...Time Distorted???
Valhalla · NY, USA
BLACK CIRCULAR DISC
Pearl River · NY, USA
Large yellow bright light observed too low and much to large to be a plane
Saratoga · NY, USA
I was southbound and the northbound disk shaped, metalic , object approached then passed overhead on a clear bitter cold afternoon.
Stony Point · NY, USA
A blinding Light filled up my car, and all the lights on the dashboard of the car went nuts!
Deer Park · NY, USA
A bright Globe obeserved in the south west sky would streak across making a contrial, then both disappear.
White Plains · NY, USA
Strange Flying Triangled shaped object
New York City · NY, USA
Scary Situation Over The Hudson.
Clarksville · NY, USA
Three bright lights in triangle formation hovered ststionary above trees over empty house in complete silence, then slowly moved on.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
fast moving green light then disappearing
Clarksville · NY, USA
As I was watching, it slowly began to move off to the left, above the tree tops.
South Nyack · NY, USA
It was a bright light that just hung in the same place in the sky and then moved slowly
East Amherst · NY, USA
THESE THINGS HAVE NEVER BEEN PHOTGRAPHED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT EXIST OUTSIDE OF SOME PEOPLE'S MINDS.
Gasport · NY, USA
Bright light shot across the sky from the horizon up. Made several right angle movements.
Watertown · NY, USA
Five Objects Seen in Sky over Watertown, New York
Spencerport · NY, USA
Triangle figure with 3 bright lights flying low at almost 6AM
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
Stationary Triangular Shaped Object with red lights on its edges.
Deer Park · NY, USA
it was egg shaped and had an orange glow on the entire underside heading sw to ne at 20:00 12/28/03