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)
Belle Harbor · NY, USA
The thing I found most odd was the object appeared to remain motionless.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Watch Spherical object for 15 Minutes over Brooklyn
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
7 dots in the sky moving in unfamiliar fashion
Pound Ridge · NY, USA
One flying saucer flying in a zigzag motion, then a light in the sky resembling a slow-moving star which then sped up and vanished.
New York City · NY, USA
Formation of moving lights over Manhattan
Brightwaters · NY, USA
Disk with lights around the outside
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
2 bright lights moving across Queens's sky
Bellerose · NY, USA
2 ufos 1 nite
Wellsville · NY, USA
Unknown slow mvoing silent triangular object spotted in non-military area.
Port Washington · NY, USA
Object hovered for 35 minutes, glowed whitish yellow, changed shape., appeared to be approximately 5 to 10 miles away - 1,000 feet high
Schenectady · NY, USA
Line of equally spaced ornage lights moving at an incredible speed, over Schenectady, New York
Pinebush · NY, USA
saucer shape ufo's taken with new digital camera, showing 4 ufo's getting out of way of plane
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
My wife looked out the window at around 11:30 PM. and saw a light in the distance to the west over Manhattan. At first we thought it w
Fort Edward · NY, USA
Large black disk with flashing lights all around flying slowly above tree level
Bayside · NY, USA
Glowing object hovering over Shea Stadium
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Was traveling on kent ave in brooklyn in my work truck when i saw something in the sky.I snapped a pic of it and i would like to send i
Jamesport · NY, USA
the object was a very bright oval light with no sound
Camden · NY, USA
I was sitting on the couch looking out the screen door and i happened to see what looked like airplane lights but closer right over the
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
A friend and I saw a round domed object metallic in appearance and rather large with lights located around the bottom edges and top.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Light blue diskshape with a blinking red light on bottom above east river.
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
6/28/03 23:30 4 witnesses. This sighting happened at the Howard Beach Subway Station at JFK Airport. JFK is located in the southeastern
Syracuse · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) basicly thats what happened but i recorded them on VIDEO
New York City · NY, USA
Triangular Bright White Object Over NYC Moving West to East 4:42 am.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Silverly helium balloon-like object
Yaphank · NY, USA
White Blob Hovering over Minumum Security Facility