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)
Burnt Hills (Ballston Lake) · NY, USA
Burnt Hills/Ballston lake sightings?...mabee not
Briarwood (Queens) · NY, USA
Abuction with temporary awareness
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
My first sighting on this day was at apx. 11:00 hours.I was on my way to the supermarket and while crossing the street I noticed tw
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Sighting one, 1300 hrs., two white, round objects spotted by me coming from the north/east turning to the east. Both objects identical
Lancaster · NY, USA
stationary flashing object high in sky
Robert Moses Causway North landfall · NY, USA
Ufo's near Robert Moses causway 24th April 2001
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Sighted two craft oval in shape and white in color on two separate occasions. First was at apx. 1300 hrs. both objects wre traveling si
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Being that I live in an area over which returning flights to Laguaria Airport fly, I am constantly looking up to watch the aircraft as
New York City · NY, USA
small black oval, moving extremely slowly in broad daylight, about 6 or 7 stories off ground
Marcy · NY, USA
I saw a very bright disk in the sky spinning with red and green lights on the bottom.
Saranac · NY, USA
It looks like a star but is much to bright.
Hamburg · NY, USA
At about 9:30 p.m. on 3-07-01 I saw a disk shape craft flying up toward space with red, green, yellow, lights, spinning around. It was
Livonia · NY, USA
sky lights western n.y.
Orchard Park · NY, USA
Very intense light flying together in a group of three with short sparadic motions.
New York City · NY, USA
UFO and Black Choppers over New York
Lowman · NY, USA
clear night sky no clouds stars very bright...craft looked to be around 35 to 40 feet across.
Rochester · NY, USA
White circular light seen in sky, splitting into four distinct white lights, dancing in a circle. and converging with a kiss.
Ballston Spa · NY, USA
It looks like a star , it looks like a planet but its moving across the sky above our heads.
Rochester · NY, USA
Red and white lights moving in unison at high speed with very quick zig zag directional movements ((90 degrees).
Castle Creek · NY, USA
two glowing balls that seemed to stay still and then move abroutly place too anouther
New Rochelle · NY, USA
UFO Flying through New Rochelle, NY at Hyperspeed at 4:00am February of 2001 with a witness. (taxi driver and passenger)
Long Island · NY, USA
I was driving with my mom to get pizza. I was looking in the sky to stargaze when I saw three flashing lights that were red. On the w
Rochester · NY, USA
Pair of lights, travelling East to West at extreme velocities
Cutchogue · NY, USA
No movement whatsoever detected after observing the object for approximately 5 minutes.
Fishkill · NY, USA
Black diamond-shaped object w/three bright white lights crossed I-84 and headed west paralleling highway towards Hudson River.