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 (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
I saw a very large disk shaped object in the sky over N.Y.C.
Norfolk · NY, USA
three crafts viewed appearing and reappearing at a rapid pace
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Disk shaped object over lower Manhattan
Glenfield · NY, USA
A bright light almost a peach color, faded completely then reappeared again after several minutes
Patchogue · NY, USA
10:30pm i was taking my garbage to the dumpster outside when i looked at the stars. They were bright and beautiful. Then i saw a bright
Tupper Lake · NY, USA
1 strange light in the Sky then 3 big orange lights. Both were gone Within 30 minutes
Fort Plain · NY, USA
Unknown object viewed through 8" telescope containing 3 bright lights arranged in triangular shape
Troy · NY, USA
Triangle object stationary then moves fast and turns around......
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Two orange lights in the dark Bronx sky
Parishville · NY, USA
Fighters trying to shoot down UFO over Ft. Drum NY?
Saratoga Springs · NY, USA
small 3 light triangle with 2 blinking on sides seen hovering, then moving about 100-200 feet up over road
Lake George · NY, USA
Bright lights that changed color seen on ground with corresponding area power surge.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
9/24/03 Bklyn N.Y. sphere less then 2 sec. Object moved at speed of meteor. Stopped and made left turn. then dissappeared.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
9/24/03 BklynN.Y. sphere less than 2 seconds. object moved at speed of meteor. stopped and made a left turn an dissappeared
Potsdam · NY, USA
Triangular with red/white/blue/orange lights, danced through the sky, also flew vertically and gave off partial beam of red..
Floral Park · NY, USA
spherical object intersecting jet contrail at approximately 30000 feet
Fort Edward · NY, USA
A long object with very bright lights
Fort Edward · NY, USA
I wrote in last year and never heard if anyone had seen what we did. Again I will tell you what we had seen. My daughter and I were com
Pitcairn · NY, USA
Bright object was seen traveling below the big dipper south to north
Johnson City · NY, USA
Circular craft cross sky, stops, and flies off
Catskill/Coxsackie · NY, USA
Tirangular-shaped object hovered over New York State Thruway on September 27
Glens Falls · NY, USA
Bright cigar shaped witnessed by three people through binoculars.
Mooers · NY, USA
Bright illuminating circular object, moving at rapid speed, following our light.
De Kalb · NY, USA
Multiple orange balls drifting slowly downward apparently over Fort Drum, NY
Montauk · NY, USA
2 fast moving, silent boomerang/triangle shaped lights.