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)
Ashville · NY, USA
Orange round ball of light.
Schenectady · NY, USA
Orange ball that grew in size from a star to a small marble rising from the horizon in the north till it faded away into space.
East Aurora · NY, USA
Bright, hovering, purple/green light that turned red and slowly fell to the ground.
Buffalo · NY, USA
Disk shaped, four lights, humming noise.
Mountain Rd · NY, USA
Huge transparent rectangular object with red & orange lights
Southold · NY, USA
Sightings at Peconic Dog Park on Long Island New York
Tarrytown · NY, USA
Slow moving dark craft near Tappan Zee Bridge in NYC.
Patchogue · NY, USA
A bright white light came over the treeline in a SW direction, then quickly changed direction going NE, looped around, then hovered.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
UFO over Bronx.
Plattsburgh · NY, USA
Translucent white/gray oval hovering over Lake Champlain.
Yonkers · NY, USA
Blue orb in sky over Yonkers, NY.
Rochester · NY, USA
Unexplained Lights Over Rochester, NY. ((NUFORC Note: Possible advertising lights?? PD))
Ogdensburg · NY, USA
While spotting deer saw 3 fast moving spheres size of softballs 50 ft from rd "PLAYING" lasted 3 min. Then just zipped off.
Tonawanda · NY, USA
While taking pictures of the beautiful colors in the sky from the setting sun, I snapped several pictures.A couple days later while
Buffalo · NY, USA
4 YELLOWISH/ORANGE TRIANGULAR SHAPE OBJECTS IN THE BUFFALO, NY, EAST SIDE SKIES.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Two bright diamond shaped UFO very close to earth hovering over water near JFK airport/canarsie/marine park.
Saratoga Springs · NY, USA
I saw a glittering object start to move across the sky from north to south in a linear motion.
Wellsville · NY, USA
Behind our property, I witnessed a large white fireball that was wide. My dogs noticed it, too.
Rensselaer · NY, USA
Eight lights in a rectangular formation.
Bayville · NY, USA
High-alt., bright and slowly dissipating pulses. Pulses were infrequent and not predictable. I could only see the it when it pulsed.
Forestburgh · NY, USA
At 8:00 pm on 9/3/2015 in Forestburgh NY we saw flashing lights in a generalized area. 6 jets flew towards it. This event lasted 2 hrs
Forestburgh · NY, USA
Saw unidentified flashing lights in a general area that was constant in one spot. As the lights were flashing I witnessed 3-4 military
New York City · NY, USA
UFO'S OVER NEW YORK CITY !!!!!!
Black Creek · NY, USA
Driving down unlit country road, vertical tower w/ 4 large lights moving over us-no towers in area then horizontal & disappeared.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Multiple Red light objects in sky shaped as triangle formation over Hudson River