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)
Bloomingburg · NY, USA
Flashing blue and red light moving around in a circle of tiny white lights. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius?? PD))
New Paltz · NY, USA
Eight triangular shaped UFOs with very bright lights and an orb white in color all moving slowly.
Wilson · NY, USA
At 1700 hours, while exiting a cab, I witnessed a bright light with a halo of lights going around. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
More lights have appeared and are in formation over Brooklyn.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
The lights were on top of Brooklyn. The lights would move up and down then form a line, then a half moon shape.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Red light hovering and flashing.
Walden · NY, USA
many orange lights in the sky
Amherst · NY, USA
Odd, mostly stationary lights, in night sky, with helicopters broadly circling
Webster · NY, USA
Very loud bang and bed shaking.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
I believe that an unknown creature teleported into my backyard
Binghamton · NY, USA
3 periodic neon blue flashes lighting up entire night sky. Each time the electicity went out. Incident lasted under 5 mins.
Fishkill · NY, USA
I saw what appeared to be a large floating craft from a mile away. As I got closer, I realize don't it was shivering.
Syracuse · NY, USA
UFO hovered and maneuvered over the highway ahead of us. my car shut off and electrical, too.
Syracuse · NY, USA
Two objects moving across the sky leaving unusually strage trails
New York · NY, USA
hovering object flashing white then red light. no sound. medium altitude. second object just red. ((anonymous report))
New York · NY, USA
Very beautiful lights that arrived after thunderstorm in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Deer Park · NY, USA
I saw along w/ husband which seemed like square but had section of green lights and white. ((anonymous report))
Albany · NY, USA
Star-like orange object that could move in a way I've never seen before - that emitted smaller objects and have them return.
Miller Place · NY, USA
Millitary Helicopter chasing blue light.
Staten Island · NY, USA
Electrical humming house lights dimmed Like draining electric and lights in sky
Wantagh · NY, USA
Also reported on the Mastic Beach sighting in which I saw 1st hand. This sighting was witnessed by a close friend of mine who managed.
Holland · NY, USA
Color changing sphere circles sky over WNY. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a star, possibly Sirius. PD))
Rochester · NY, USA
HELLO at approximately 21:30 my fiance and I were sitting on our deck. We had looked up at the sky and seen this bright amber colored f
Ithaca · NY, USA
Saw a cluster of 5-6 lights, fading in and out, slowly moving within proximity to each other but also moving as a pack.
Staten Island · NY, USA
New York sighting of metallic craft in daylight