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)
Baldwinsville · NY, USA
Fluorescent blue ball of light with a slight zig zag falling in the horizon sky
Wilson · NY, USA
Shiny chevron shaped object traveling East over Lake Niagara, and then changed direction going South.
Horseheads · NY, USA
Three red lights hovering in triangular formation over Elmira Heights
Canandaigua · NY, USA
Fireball south of Canandaigua. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
Canton · NY, USA
When viewed through binoculars it appears as a round object with constant flashing of red, blue, green and yellow light.
Middletown · NY, USA
Intense glowing white/blue light.
Circleville · NY, USA
A large blue glowing light that intensified in size and brightness.
Massapequa · NY, USA
4+ white lights flew from north to south together. No sound
New York · NY, USA
Morphing light craft changing shape on the west side of Manhattan NY.
Tuscarora Indian Reservation · NY, USA
Three X shaped silver stationary objects observed above Native American Reservation.
Jamestown · NY, USA
Silvery white oval objects seen northeast of Jamestown, NY, on 11/22/15, at 4:27 pm.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Saw three lights heading north up the Hudson river, all separated by about five minute intervals. At first I suspected they were Chine
Staten Island · NY, USA
Orange spherical pulsating objects descending from sky.
North Bangor · NY, USA
Very bright light to the west appeared spotlighting the ground followed by a fighter jet from the west that race and circled for 45 min
Croghan · NY, USA
My trail camera took 2 pictures of a UFO on October 2, 2015.
Kendall · NY, USA
A friend and I were driving when we both notices a large bright red and yellow light low of the tree line a few miles away.
Rochester · NY, USA
Large strange light shapes in sky flying in loose formation in semi-circle, then off in a straight line.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
About 11 ufo Diamond shape except for the Mother ufo.
Massapequa · NY, USA
Six flying objects flew over Long Island together in formation very fast almost like 6 shooting stars in formation 8 pm. Oct 6, 2015.
Eden · NY, USA
Slow moving black UFO diamond shaped light
North Tonawanda · NY, USA
Bright white light in sky North Tonawanda near Gasport.
Mexico · NY, USA
6 craft, oval shaped, red, blue,.green and white lights, hovering between field and line of trees, fast moving up down or side to side.
Binghamton · NY, USA
Diamond shaped object with 5 fireballs on each point.
Poughkeepsie · NY, USA
3 bright orange orbs and 1 dark color one flying over Marist College New York
North Tonawanda · NY, USA
Craft over Lake Erie flashing lights.