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)
Rochester · NY, USA
Green dot falling very fast. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
New York · NY, USA
Super fast object flying across the sky with a hazey light around it. perfectly shaped like a saucer.
Pine Bush · NY, USA
Bright light 2-3 miles away with rapid-cycling colored lights
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
UFO appeared over Hudson River and Upper West Side of Manhattan. ((anonymous report))
Chester · NY, USA
Bright light hovers the speeds of with extreme speed.
Hornell · NY, USA
Myself, son and friend seen an object around 50 to 100 ft from us in the sky. This object was stationary. It was bright white at the
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Two zooming red lights that sometimes merged into one, stopped, hovered, flew around, made a quick descent and was gone.
Wantagh · NY, USA
Driving during a clear sky sunrise, I witnessed a bright circular flash in the open sky and then it disappeared. Silent.
Liberty · NY, USA
Obj reccurring around nights sky, high speeds, instant stops, projecting other objects around it. ((anonymous report))
Morrisonville · NY, USA
Silver ufo spotted for second time. 1st in Chazy now in Morrisonville
Rockaway Beach · NY, USA
A light appeared to fly into view in a Good Morning America news segment.
Glendale · NY, USA
Three silver circular object flying in a perfect triangle formation.
Walton · NY, USA
15 second sighting of 2 ufo’s in Walton, NY by 4 friends.
Ridge · NY, USA
A fireball looking object low going from south to north then disappears
Massapequa Park · NY, USA
Saw orange ball of light hovering and moving slowly for 10 minutes
Flushing · NY, USA
On the 5th of July left over fireworks tend to be used by neighbors around the area. I sat on my porch and observed the scattered firew
Southold · NY, USA
Fast moving, flashing bright blue light seen on eastern Long Island
Newark · NY, USA
Newark, NY, solid dark sphere with orange/red light on front.
West Babylon · NY, USA
3 white lights come into atmosphere, stretch out after frantic movement, then dash out again
Syracuse · NY, USA
Shooting star (Meteor), and what looked like a red fireball, and made no sound. I was sitting on the porch smoking a cigarette,when
Clayville · NY, USA
Mothership UFO Video.
New york · NY, USA
My husband and I were heading south east of Brooklyn queens expressway. There was a hyper blue light flew across the sky that that last
Queens · NY, USA
Green orb released from a flat saucer like craft hovering inexplicably
Clayville · NY, USA
Blue UFO Drops Object Exteme Close Up Video
Alden · NY, USA
I saw a red light up in the sky with two white lights falling around it.