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)
Syracuse (20-30 mins away from) · NY, USA
A mass, grey oddly circular shaped, came twisting out of the clouds for about 5-10 seconds and then receded.
East Setauket · NY, USA
6-7 orange flying orbs in unison in staggered arrangement, with simultaneous movements of up, down, left, right, at great speeds.
Buffalo · NY, USA
Very bright reddish orange color diamond shaped object.
Lagrange · NY, USA
Witnessed multiple red orb shapes moving in a line from below the hor. to middle sky. The lights appeared to be blinking or pulsing.
Mastic Beach · NY, USA
1 Greenish changing to Red light moved slowly at first then swirled around once rapidly only to disappear after 2 min., reappears.
Hicksville · NY, USA
Invasion of numerous bright orange/yellow lights across sky.
Irondequoit · NY, USA
Five bright red lights, flying in V-formation, over Lake Ontario at night without sound with additional two behind.
Old Field · NY, USA
On the beach N of West Meadow Beach, we saw five incidences of an orange light being launched into the sky over Smithtown Bay.
Olmsteadville · NY, USA
I was hiking with my sister and her dog at Minerva Lake in New York. I took a series of pictures of the sky with the lake.
Cortland · NY, USA
3 bright red objects flying in random patterns. Objects would separate from each other, then come closer together.
Sayville/Blue Point (general area) · NY, USA
Two red lights disappeared.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
30 or Yellowish/Orange spheres flying slowly overhead. At one point stopping and hovering.
West Falls · NY, USA
I saw a very strange object zip across the sky 3 times back and forth. On the third time it stopped in my view of sight,and split to 3
Old Bethpage (Long Island) · NY, USA
Orange Fireball flying E to W in a straight line at constant altitude.
Fonda · NY, USA
20 small, perfectly blue and white, glowing circles.
Brantingham · NY, USA
Several orange glowing rectangles moving along same flight path.
Buffalo · NY, USA
UFO sighted in Buffalo, New York.
Delmar · NY, USA
Multiple white orbs of light traveling across the night sky during Perseid meteor shower
Liverpool · NY, USA
Triangle shaped craft outlined with bright white lights.
Utica · NY, USA
Glowing red/ green ball bouncing around the sky in non human speeds and maneuvers for 15 min , truly incredible never will forget
Bel · NY, USA
It first looked like a red dot with orange flames at the botom left than the whole thing moved to the left and turned comlitly orange
Rochester · NY, USA
Fast moving light, going straight up.
Centereach · NY, USA
Light that looked like flame silently moved over our heads quickly.
Rome · NY, USA
My girlfriend and I saw stationary, soundless, red lights in a Z formation that burned out in five minutes.
New York City (East Harlem) · NY, USA
((HOAX)) I saw a strange whiteness in the sky which I tried to photograph, but got other photos instead.