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)
Norwood · NY, USA
It was around 1 in the morning. My mother, sister and myself were on the front porch of or house. Our house is 1 out of 2 houses on our
New York City · NY, USA
glowing lights lead the way
Barker · NY, USA
Six children and one adult near Barker, New York reported a saucer-shaped object at dusk in 1957; two of the children reportedly saw it again in daylight the next day.
Rhinebeck · NY, USA
A witness in Rhinebeck, New York reported a kite- or diamond-shaped object that changed through three colors while flashing brightly and jerking up and down, for about 20 seconds in May 1957.
Richfield Springs · NY, USA
Witnesses reported six cigar-shaped objects flying together over a lake near Richfield Springs, New York for about two minutes, in a sighting dated to 1956 or 1957.
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
A witness in Queens, New York reported a light moving in a circular motion across the darkened sky for about one minute in June 1956.
Rhinebeck · NY, USA
A witness in Rhinebeck, New York reported a distant, star-like point of light rising slowly over the treeline from the southwest before stopping, observed for about 40 minutes in October 1955.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
A witness in Brooklyn, New York reported two bright, star-like lights moving silently from south to north at high speed around 7 p.m., for about five minutes in February 1955.
Geneva · NY, USA
While marching on a bivouac maneuver in (?) September 1954, I caught a glimpse overhead of a disc-shaped, metallic in color object that
Farmingdale · NY, USA
A witness near Farmingdale, New York reported a bright, oval-shaped object stationary in the sky above a jet factory for more than 30 minutes in 1954.
Oakdale · NY, USA
Witnesses in Oakdale, New York reported three highly luminous, disk-shaped objects gliding in a V formation across the night sky for about 45 seconds in July 1954.
Bridge Hampton · NY, USA
A witness near Bridge Hampton, New York reported a high-speed light zig-zagging downward at a steep angle toward Brookhaven, lasting less than one second, in July 1954.
Ovid · NY, USA
A witness near Ovid, New York reported two silver-gray objects of differing shapes in the sky for about ten minutes in June 1954.
Orchard Park · NY, USA
Observed small gray disk.
Freeport · NY, USA
Rocket-shaped object emitting sparks, making a sputtering noise and moving at 10-15 mph past the observer within 25' to 30'.
Monroe · NY, USA
I was about 12 years old,walking with my dog close to a swamp at 10am all became deathly silent. I looked up to my right at an oval de
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
My friends and I were sitting on the roof of a building and saw 6 rows of 6 stars in formation then did a 90 degree turn in formation
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
We were flying kites on the roof when someone yelled look at that.A disk was(approx.the size of a dime at arms length) was sitting in t
Patchogue · NY, USA
A witness in Patchogue, New York reported a large, gold, disk-shaped object over a water tower, observed for about 10 minutes in 1952.
Binghamton · NY, USA
Members of a girls' club in Binghamton, New York reported a disk-shaped object that appeared to pause overhead, observed for 10 to 15 minutes in February 1952.
Jackson Heights · NY, USA
While watching a movie "Captain Horatio Hornblower", the HMS Southerland in a battle with a French castle and four French ships,(about
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
"Ball" shape object, size of a softball, gliding above 4 stories high , moving straight at 15 mph., sped up heading for the
New York City · NY, USA
good and true info. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
A witness in Brooklyn, New York reported a round, hovering craft over a neighbor's roof emitting a roaring sound and a fire-like glow beneath it, for about 10 minutes in August 1948.
Saranac Lake · NY, USA
A witness in Saranac Lake, New York reported six to seven disk-shaped objects, observed for about six minutes in August 1947.