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)
Westbury · NY, USA
In Westbury, New York on July 15, 1965, a witness reported a small, multicolored egg-shaped object moving silently at roughly 60 mph before it vanished after about a minute.
Rochester (approching) · NY, USA
My wife and I were driving from Brockport to our home in Rochester, NY in the evening when we spotted three bright discs hovering in th
West Corners · NY, USA
during the day a 5 year old boy sees alien looking in window, later that night they abduct his 4 yr. old sister
Brentwood (Long Island) · NY, USA
A witness in Brentwood, Long Island, New York reported an unusual disappearance incident in June 1965, as later described by a neighbor. No duration was recorded.
Blasdell · NY, USA
It was a summer night. While I was walking, going into my house I looked up above my neighbors house about 30 feet above the roof. And,
Otisville (near) · NY, USA
A witness near Otisville, New York reported a light that extended to the ground and back, then moved quickly between different areas of the sky, lasting about one hour, June 1965.
Massapequa Park · NY, USA
A witness in Massapequa Park, New York reported fast, quiet, oval-shaped objects moving in formation at unusually high speed and precision, lasting about five seconds, May 1965.
Maine · NY, USA
My mother woke us kids up to see a rotating craft hovering over Broome County Airport. She called the airport and they claimed they sa
New York City (Throggs Neck Bridge) · NY, USA
A witness reported a large, low-flying disk-shaped object hovering above the Throgs Neck Bridge in New York City, in a lengthy sighting lasting about half an hour in September 1964.
Arcade · NY, USA
Several sitings in the area of rt 98 and Bray road. One saucer-shaped, silent, dull-metallic appearing object travelled over downtown A
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
white ufo round flying saucer, had a top and bottom and rotated in opposite directions, moved from one place to another so fast it seem
West Hempstead · NY, USA
Iridescent ball of light
South Ozone Park · Queens, NYC, NY, USA
A witness in South Ozone Park, Queens, New York reported the area suddenly lighting up like daytime before a disk-shaped object was seen overhead, lasting about five minutes, June 1964.
New York City (Richmond Hills) (Queens) · NY, USA
A witness in the Richmond Hill section of Queens, New York reported a circular object moving in a zig-zag pattern before rapidly ascending out of sight, October 1963, lasting a few seconds.
Amsterdam · NY, USA
A witness in Amsterdam, New York reported two disk-shaped objects traveling at high speed both vertically and horizontally in August 1963, lasting three to four minutes.
Broadalbin · NY, USA
I was 13 at the time and had a great interest in aviation,and still do with 32 yrs under my belt with USAirways.I was walking home and
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
A witness in Brooklyn, New York reported an oval-shaped object flying across the New York City skyline in July 1963, in a sighting lasting about three minutes.
Hornell · NY, USA
A witness in Hornell, New York reported a bright object moving across the sky before stopping and reversing course, in a sighting lasting about 10 minutes in July 1963.
Newburgh/Village of Vails Gate · NY, USA
A witness near Newburgh, New York described a large, flattened object with a semicircular white light wrapped around it, observed up close for about 20 minutes in June 1963.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Witnesses in the Sea Gate section of Brooklyn, New York described a silent object resembling a suspended water tower over nearby houses, in a sighting lasting about 10 minutes in May 1963.
New York City · NY, USA
A witness in New York City reported a cigar-shaped object on December 21, 1962, describing a sighting that reportedly lasted about 15 minutes.
Tannersville · NY, USA
In 1962, a witness in Tannersville, New York, reported a shiny object flying over the Catskills from south to north at about 10,000 feet, reportedly followed by two Air Force jets.
Rensselaer · NY, USA
object appeared and hovered over a minute in broad daylight less than 100 feet off the ground of a parking lot in Rensselaer, NY
Ossining · NY, USA
refueling in summer 62 ossining ny
Bethpage · NY, USA
While I was a young boy playing in my dads belair around 1962 or 1963. I saw multiple bright white lights traveling west to east about