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)
Portville · NY, USA
Two balls of light floated from military planes flying overhead and then the planes turned back while the balls of light ascended.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Unidentifiable flying object with rapid vertical trajectory.
New York Staten Island · NY, USA
Round shaped object observed over Staten Island NYC, while sitting in my back yard. My daughter also observed this object . Bright Whit
Babylon · NY, USA
Looked up to see very bright light . Brighter than any star I’ve seen then proceeds to change shape into almost a weird expanding and t
Marilla · NY, USA
UFO in the sky over our property on a cloudless day
Kirkwood · NY, USA
Fireball that moved in and out of view before fading away; black orb was seen in sky where the light was seen.((anonymous))
Sayville · NY, USA
Noticed bright light during cloudy night. Watched it because it didn't seem like a star, too bright. After being stationery around 15 m
Georgetown · NY, USA
We were standing on our back deck and noticed a bright moving object. It was bright and ball shaped to the human eye. We got out our ca
Utica · NY, USA
9 orbs video over house Video Link https://ufostalker.com/sighting/107625
Rochester · NY, USA
Continuous line of 10-15 satellite-like objects moving steadily and evenly-spaced across the sky. (("Starlink" satellites??))
New York City · NY, USA
Incredible speed and amount of light projected from the object was astounding.
bronx · NY, USA
A star like bright object in the sky that did not move for 20 minuets
Watervliet · NY, USA
Several flying objects observed in Albany county
Clifton park · NY, USA
Bright circle hovering over Clifton park. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly Venus?? PD))
Byron · NY, USA
Watch 1 object move drifrent directions at a speed that no air craft could possibly do.
West Islip · NY, USA
Fixed Light moved North to south very slowly.
New Hartford · NY, USA
ufo landing video saucer shaped craft closeup added to mufon video link in description
Skaneateles · NY, USA
Orange light below cloud layer at near darkness.
Fishkill/Wappingers/Beacon · NY, USA
CHANGING COLOR CIRCULAR UFO - Dutchess County ((NUFORC Note: Venus is in the western sky, currently. PD))
Dobbs Ferry · NY, USA
Flashing white orb 1 second on 8-12 seconds off 30,000 ft elevation.
Clifton Springs · NY, USA
Low-flying, asymmetrically-lit, silent pseudo-airplane flying on a clear night.
Northport · NY, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information. PD))
Valley Stream · NY, USA
Straight string of small white lights across apex of sky. ((Starlink satellites?))
Binghamton · NY, USA
About 10 to 15 white lights in a line seen in Upstate New York. ((Starlink satellites?))
Buffalo · NY, USA
A long queue of whitish round orbs, perhaps 15 total, in the south covering the whole heavens. ((Starlink satellites?))