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)
West Islip · NY, USA
Large black boomerang low to ground near my house
Albany · NY, USA
silver cube with rubic cube like center
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
My son had seen the UFO when he went to look out the window. He was looking straight when he saw a huge UFO with white bright lights at
New Rochelle · NY, USA
A Shuttle Like UFO hovering in the West End part of New Rochelle, New York for seconds before vanishing
Angola · NY, USA
I saw 4 distinct shapes in the sky flying very slowly . They flew in formation eastward , then wheeled back west . After a few min. of
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
A torroidial (Donut) shaped glowing plasma. The color of which I would closest describe as molten gold, but not exactly.
Pine Bush · NY, USA
Red/orange orb seen hovering over trees lighting the tips of said trees before vanishing in motion to the left. Pine Bush NY 1998
Hicksville (Broadway & Old Country Road) · NY, USA
Craft resembled size of three blimps and changed shapes, then turning into giant metal island. (See below) About five vehicles stopped
Rochester · NY, USA
I was with my brother in my front yard, when I noticed a slow blinking light up in the sky. I knew it wasn't a satilite because it was
Ballston Spa · NY, USA
Several white lights with blue and green intermittently . Followed me while I was driving to my house ,hovered for 20 min outside my
Southampton · NY, USA
A lot of different lights bouncing around a center light. It had reappearing lights and lines.
Castle Creek · NY, USA
Driving home from work on a clear night, I saw in the middle of the sky four bright lights grouped together in the shape of a square.
New Rochelle · NY, USA
Blue illuminated round object
Elba · NY, USA
Saw brief white light travel allong the horizon, stop midflight and then continue on a different course, at extreem rates of exellera
Watertown · NY, USA
Two lights traveling in sync dissapeared behind the moon.
Lancaster · NY, USA
On a partly cloudy day, a shiney, silver ball hovered and then shot straight across the sky moving south at great speed.
Rochester · NY, USA
My girlfriend and I were sitting on my deck looking at the stars and this Triangular shaped craft "floated" or slid directly overhead.
Penfield · NY, USA
A small bright object accross the sky and disappeared. No glamorous close up sighting, but extremely high for an airplane, much, much t
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Strangely moving craft, zigzagging in the distance that turned out to be a huge triangle with lots of lights when it flew overhead..
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
I was waiting for the Bx32 bus with my wife; I looked up at the sky and saw two small triangular-shaped craft flying two-three hundred
Rose · NY, USA
Black Triangle over apple trees.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
On may 1998 I was going to cross the street with my child at that time the lite was green and i wanted to rush home so i press the but
Elmira (at drive in movie) · NY, USA
It was a triangle of lights. There was a big light at the top and three little ones under it. I was at a drive in movie when it flew ov
Binghamton · NY, USA
rolling, changing color & shape,silent,bluesky
Oneonta · NY, USA
2 Unidentified Objects seen over Mountain