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)
Buffalo · NY, USA
I was on my way to work and when i walked out the door i saw a triangle shape object hoovering over the house across the street. My wif
North Tonawanda · NY, USA
Low slow silent over houses,hand glider shaped, 1.5 x as big, 5' thick, round edges,dirty yellow,lit from inside like candle thru wax p
Syracuse · NY, USA
Black triangles in the sky with Hale Bopp.
Central New York · NY, USA
Saw 3 to 12 lights appear and then disappear one by one, this went on for about 2 days.
Canastota · NY, USA
MULTIPLE LIGHTS SIGHTING AND VIDEO MAY 28, 19973 to 12 IN DIFFERENT FORMATIONS- 4 HOURS/2 NIGHTS10 WITNESSED- ONEIDA LAKE, NY.- WITH FU
Hinckley · NY, USA
A light of great magnitude was hovering overa barn.It did not make fast moves.IT lastedfor about five or six minutes.The disk wasorange
Hastings On Hudson · NY, USA
Wedge shaped ship hovering over school. Lights on the points of the ship. Bigger than a park.
Richmond Hill · NY, USA
Back in 1997 , i lived in Richmond hill NY At my parents house, My mother had given me this Binocular for my Birthday one my hobbies wa
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Shape changing object
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Strange lights above New York City
New York City · NY, USA
i was in my dad's room at around midnight and was talking with my mom about school stuff. I looked outside the window for no reason cau
Unadilla · NY, USA
I have video of strange light in SE sky over central NY 21:30 est 03/22/97
Cobleskill · NY, USA
Looking east, low in the sky, a bright orange circular figure was just "sitting" there.
Randolph · NY, USA
It pulsated, It went from point A to point B like no other aircraft I've ever seen. NW to N, Then in a fixed postion from when I saw it
Rye · NY, USA
Took a photo of a UFO by accident, good photo.
Eden · NY, USA
Circular light image moving in an arc downward. Brightly lit, white-yellow with warmer tones flaring out on the bottom. It's size was
Long Beach · NY, USA
A bright luminesant egg shaped object aproached the beach from the south and hovered with out sound for three mins.
Oswego · NY, USA
i was walking home with a friend when she saw three blinking dots in the sky, they were not moving, just, hovering there. the weird thi
Bandy · NY, USA
Young man sees very prominant white light streak from E to W in southern sky. BRIGHT white light, and VERY fast. Short trail.
Odessa · NY, USA
Husband & wife witness a large ball of light w/ a long green trail streak across sky. Very dramatic sighting.
New York City · NY, USA
News media rept. Pakistani & TWA airliners departing JFKennedy airport witness very bizarre, fast obj. in their proximity.
Watkins Glen · NY, USA
Six teenagers on hill witness a BRIGHT ball of fire w/ a green/yellow trail streak across the sky. Covered 110 degrees in 3 seconds.
Big Flats · NY, USA
Woman relays that man & son had witnessed a dramatic reddish-yellow light in the night sky.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Possible UFO Sighting, Manhattan, New York 1996
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Boomerang-shape, "dividing"? objects.