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 · NY, USA
Possible explanation for beams of light....
Albany · NY, USA
many Balls of light over donwtown Albany
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Formation of moving lights over Manhattan
Farmingdale · NY, USA
A large triangle or boomerang shaped craft, making no sound glided over my house.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Small silver orbs moving among Manhattan skyscrapers, morning and evening events
Canastota · NY, USA
bright light
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Item floationg over statuette in NY
Briarcliff Manor · NY, USA
A saucer hovering about 30 feet off of the ground with bright blue and red lights.
New York City · NY, USA
strange morphing cloud scans city at night
Hamburg · NY, USA
took a picture of a flashing "v" shaped light.
Tonawanda · NY, USA
three large white lights on craft, chevron shaped
Amsterdam (west of) · NY, USA
Bright orange streak speeds toward Albany, NY
Kingston · NY, USA
nys thruway heading nrth between exit 19 and 20 cigar shaped ,reflective or silver in color , incredable fast no sound .
Staten Island · NY, USA
Egg-shaped object parallels plane.
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
Egg Shaped Object Circling
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
Patrolling fighter jet followed by bright green light !
New York City · NY, USA
3 flying objects that changed shapes show up in midtown manhattan
Watertown · NY, USA
The object picked up speed and followed us.
Farmingdale · NY, USA
Long Island bright hovering white light eye level on a clear night sky.
Inwood · NY, USA
BIG DIPPER HAS LOOSE STAR
Thousand Island Bridge (Near) · NY, USA
Bright large saucer shaped object in sky 0715 in east sky on 10-06-02.
Rome · NY, USA
Bright lights - erratic movement over Rome NY
Albany (maybe New York) · NY, USA
I am passing this on from my friend, as I did not see the news report. He said that on the local news, a CBS station here in Jacksonvi
Albany · NY, USA
UFO over Albany NY Airport
Albany · NY, USA
I don't know if anyone has reported this to you or not. But on October 23, FOX NEWS was reporting on the sniper shootings, and a camer