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)
Centereach/Selden/Coram · NY, USA
Triangle shaped object hovering over selden and coram area, very low and bright.
Rochester · NY, USA
Happened in rochester ny lasted 10 minutes 3 lights in a horazontal line moved slowly made no sound
Mattituck · NY, USA
a white triangular object flying through the sky during the day on new years eve.
Penfield · NY, USA
I saw a bright light or very shiny matialic light moving at very high speed, & change of direction like nothing i ever seen befor
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
Three reddish orange star-like lights pass high in the sky.
Holtsville · NY, USA
V-shape object seen in backyard during lunar eclipse.
New York City · NY, USA
Strange Line Over Manhattan
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Shape-changing formations above New York City during lunar eclipse
New York City (Jamaica area) · NY, USA
UFO SIGHTING DURING ECLIPSE NOVEMBER 7, 2003
Penn Yan · NY, USA
Lunar Eclipse UFOS - Illuminated Geese
New York City · NY, USA
Triange shaped object moving across the sky in New York City on a Lunar eclipse
New York City (Yonkers) · NY, USA
Right half of arrow.
New York City · NY, USA
Dark, silent cylinder/worm shape over NYC the night of the eclipse
Ozone Park · NY, USA
Sliver or Dark Grey Colored Boomerang With No Lights Or Sound
New York City (Manhattan) (upper east side) · NY, USA
Two Chevrons over New York City
College Point · NY, USA
Three large luminescent objects
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
"V" shaped light formations over manhattan during lunar eclipse
St. James · NY, USA
this happened during the end of the luner eclips i would have put it on eairlier but i have been out any way this was around 9:00 i was
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
V-shaped translucent object seen near the moon during the eclipse
Montour Falls · NY, USA
Oval shaped with lights on under belly.
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
I was sitting in my backyard And i saw a Big red fireball across the sky, my wife marge, and my dad, George were with me i was worried
Poughkeepsie · NY, USA
Red light in the night sky.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
white light on the sky, moving slowly, then suddenly disapearing over the sky ( the sky was clear, really clear that day)!
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
Me and my bro saw alien and ufo at our house
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
cigar shaped object fling fast near jfk airport