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)
Lindenhurst · NY, USA
Object raced across sky, stopped, zig zagged back and then took off out of sight. We seemed frozen, watched stopped, arm hairs stood up
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
While I realize this is reaching a bit far back, I believe this is an important sighting, and should be reported. It was around 11:
West Seneca · NY, USA
The dark object was within 15 feet of me, not earth made, blinding light, soothing loud deep low hum/whirl, and evidence.
Bemus Point · NY, USA
An object viewed very close to me moveing slow. 250-300 ft. of altitude. I could hear popping and or snapping as streams of sparks or l
Tyre · NY, USA
A fully illuminated, airplane-shaped craft was reported splitting into two pieces that continued in different directions over Tyre, New York, in July 1970, within about a minute.
Levittown · NY, USA
A saucer-shaped object with lights was reported hovering over a house in Levittown, New York, in July 1970, for about three minutes.
Newark · NY, USA
LARGE OBJECT 7/20/70 NEWARK NEW YORK
Fulton · NY, USA
A clear, spherical object roughly the size of a soccer ball or larger was reported floating slowly past a witness in Fulton, New York, in June 1970, over about five minutes.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Park Slope Brooklyn around 7 to 8p.m. a summer night I was 10 yrs old me and my friends saw a round shape saucer with multi color light
Huntington · NY, USA
absolutley no sound, super fast
Yorktown Heights · NY, USA
Multi lights over Yorktown
Poughkeepsie · NY, USA
Approximately at 15:00 my friend spotted object in sky. He said to me "hey there is one of those UFO's they talk about". I thought he
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Another witness in the Bronx described the same solid silver pyramid-shaped object spinning about one hundred feet above Public School 54's yard in May 1970, for around five minutes.
New York City (P. S. 54) · NY, USA
Dozens of witnesses at a New York City schoolyard, including P.S. 54, reported a silver pyramid-shaped object spinning in place about fifty feet overhead in May 1970, for roughly three minutes.
New York City · NY, USA
P.S.154 Sighting in the South Bronx
East Aurora · NY, USA
A witness near East Aurora, New York, reported a low-flying, egg-shaped object passing about fifty feet overhead in April 1970, with two silhouettes visible inside during the five-minute sighting.
Hamburg · NY, USA
A witness in Hamburg, New York, described a glowing, orange teardrop-shaped object flying forty to sixty feet overhead in April 1970, with two figures visible inside during the five-minute sighting.
Fulton · NY, USA
A separate witness near Fulton, New York, reported an orange cigar-shaped object dropping material the previous night in October 1969, during a twenty-minute sighting.
Fulton · NY, USA
orange cigar shaped object moved slowly from the ne. it stopped and a piece of the same color fell from it and burst into flames. the
Fulton · NY, USA
Over Fulton, New York, in late October 1969, witnesses described an orange cigar-shaped object dropping material that ignited into flames, during a four-minute sighting.
Fulton · NY, USA
Large bright orange cigar shaped craft.
Port Chester · NY, USA
2 solid boomerang-solid shapes in formation cross sky from horizon-overhead-behind bldg; 1.5 seconds; silent; color of cool fl. bulb
Port Jefferson · NY, USA
A metallic disk-shaped object was reported hovering at high altitude above commercial air traffic near Port Jefferson, New York, for about an hour in August 1969.
Bridgeport/Lakeport · NY, USA
In July 1969, three friends near Bridgeport/Lakeport, New York, watched a cigar-shaped craft hover above the treetops near a family home for about five minutes.
South Glens · NY, USA
Thats When I started to belive