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)
Fishkill · NY, USA
Disc Shape Hovering, ((Starlink satellites?))
Putnam Valley · NY, USA
Star-like object that moved slowly over course of an hour.
Penfield · NY, USA
Low flying aircraft with red lights and no sound.
New York City (Brooklyn Heights) · NY, USA
Two saucer shaped crafts moving at high rates of speed and stopping suddenly near Brooklyn, NY.
Burlington Flats · NY, USA
7 UFOs Christmas Eve Upstate NY Rising Vertically one at a time each 3 bright red lights. (("Spacelink" satellites.))
New York · NY, USA
MADAR Node 85
Hamburg · NY, USA
An unusual Christmas Day present!
Utica · NY, USA
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Brooklyn · NY, USA
Large Green and Red Flashing Lights - Low Flying Craft
Valley City · NY, USA
MADAR Node 93
Glen Cove · NY, USA
I happened to look up to the right and saw a white light that was like a star at first then it grew in size and the white light intensi
New York · NY, USA
MADAR Node 85
Ballston Spa · NY, USA
Large explosion followed by bright light heard across multiple towns
Buffalo · NY, USA
It looked like a giant metallic flying ping pong in the shape of a horseshoe.
Hicksvllie · NY, USA
Appox 12 Cross like stationary Orange in color objects.
Bay Shore · NY, USA
Stripped light formation, shaped like a bird, moved in waves across the sky
Barneveld · NY, USA
I saw an alien not a craft. It was small and red and fast.
Guilford · NY, USA
Bright neon blue Color lights sky
Deer Park · NY, USA
I live in the afternoon flight path of JFK airport. I work for a major airline and I'm always looking up. I can also tell you just abou
Bellmore · NY, USA
((NUFORC Note: Cluster of "Starlink" satellites. PD))
New York City · NY, USA
I take this picture during my trip to the World trade Center. Saw this when I got home and was looking at my pictures.
patchogue village · NY, USA
was outside looking up at sky saw fist craft that was smaller and seemed to follow my movements and then take off real fast the 2nd one
Great Neck · NY, USA
Pink ball of light in front of my window, beaming pink light into the room. Room filled with light, then ball fades away.
Ashville · NY, USA
I looked up at the night sky to see the stars and one stood out so I watched it. It started moving up and down and back and forth for
Utica · NY, USA
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