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)
Staten Island · NY, USA
Staten Island UFO sighting. 11/7/16.
Watervliet · NY, USA
There was four ufos in the sky.
Freeport · NY, USA
Black oval craft flying over my block and in the area shining a strong white beam near us and over some homes..
Schenectady · NY, USA
Massive 6 bright white lights in a line, slightly arched, then changed into reddish orange light ball and disappeared.
New York City · NY, USA
UFO with several lights followed by bright comet like tail flying west to east in NYC north of Empire State Building
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Long shape with red & yellow going around with no en trail nor wings going around and around
Obernburg · NY, USA
Long cylinder traveling slow.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Three craft in formation over the Hudson River.The object kept equidistant but spun within the formation. NYC tourism helicopters w
Central Square · NY, USA
Amber ball of light over Syracuse.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
I noticed two yellow light which resemble airplane in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Middletown · NY, USA
distant bright twinking light shifting colors moving/drifting erratically.
Bergen · NY, USA
Triangle shaped flying object.
Bay Shore · NY, USA
Super bright spherical stationary object hovering no sound South Westerly L.I., NY at daylight to dusk.
Geneva · NY, USA
Green flash in Geneva, NY. ((anonymous report))
Long Island · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) 3 fireball ufos seen above Elmont, Long Island. ((anonymous report))
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
steady orange glowing lights moving randomly over Queens, NY. ((anonymous report))
Wappingers Falls · NY, USA
Bright White Light Hovering Low in the sky.
Hilton · NY, USA
At 10:35 pm there was a bright yellow light in sky to the S of Hilton, NY. The light was so bright I saw could tell there was somet
Ticonderoga · NY, USA
No noise at all.
Slate Hill · NY, USA
Hovering UFO is observed multiple times in Slate Hill, NY. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a "twinkling" star. PD))
Hicksville · NY, USA
There were three balls of white light flying around each other and flickering in and out and changing shape.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
It is a very cloudy day, with some abnormal cloud formations appearing suddenly and moving very quickly in the foreground near the"
Vestal · NY, USA
At 04:00, in the clear night sky a diamond pattern of lights, varying from blue to green to red to white, hovering. ((anonymous rept.))
Lido Beach · NY, USA
Numerous white round objects observed during day light hours on Long Island
Smithtown · NY, USA
Strange orange lights moving parallel in the sky.