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)
Hamburg · NY, USA
Huge triangle craft over Lake Erie.
Albany · NY, USA
Two illuminated objects travel in tandem silently; one emits illuminated objects three different times.
Gansevoort · NY, USA
I witnessed 5 round, circular orange colored objects hovering in formation
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Slow moving object in the sky with deep red and blue interchanging colors flashing running around it. A few seconds later a helicopter
Syracuse · NY, USA
I saw 2 orange lights hovering, with a helicopter somewhat near them. I can say from experience it was not an a/c or fireworks.
Staten Island · NY, USA
Shiny disc-shaped object.
Utica · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) Alien Giant! Utica, NY.
Batavia · NY, USA
Triangular UFO witnessed by 3 people and then again at different location by unknown person.
Westerly · NY, USA
Witnessed a fireball shape orb with fire like flare around the orb It was moving laterally/horizontally and eventually moved out toward
North Creek · NY, USA
Strange ball of orange light. ((anonymous report))
Indian Yake · NY, USA
Orange glowing ball. ((anonymous report))
New York City · NY, USA
Saw triangular object with green and red lines and it appeared twirling in the sky like a hologram.
Middletown · NY, USA
Seen a glowey firey bright light above horizon, above the trees, moving towards sky, diagonally. It was blazing brighter red toward the
Moravia · NY, USA
on 9/15/18 at 2130 hrs-2210 hrs i witnessed a light in the western sky about 30 degrees above the horizon. ((anonymous report))
New York · NY, USA
Unknown object over Upper West Side NYC
Massena · NY, USA
I saw 2 long bright flashling burst in two separate locations, and after the second sighting a loud but brief noise like a tractor trai
Middletown · NY, USA
After witnessing one, my daughter and I now seen two red firey bright lights with lighter red trails glowing around them, slowly moving
Yorktown · NY, USA
Large White glowing fuzzy object. ((anonymous report))
Peekskill · NY, USA
Diamond and V shaped lights seen over NY power plant
Gloversville · NY, USA
Blinking lights and a oval shaped craft.
East Islip · NY, USA
Triangular UFO. ((anonymous report))
Albany · NY, USA
Four red glowing lights moving asymmetrically, oscillating, and disappearing and reappearing. ((anonymous report))
Jamesport · NY, USA
Saw purple light in sky while walking the dog. Took pictures. ((anonymous report))
Lockport · NY, USA
Bright star circle object appered 3 times
Akron · NY, USA
Awoke 5:35a.m.hearing noise/soft pattern lights outside,thru west-open window,like loud mass of insects- buzzing,and my 9yr.grandson go