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)
Lake George (Lake George Village ) · NY, USA
3 red lights in sky just off shore over lake george, lake george village ny lasting 5 minutes before disappearing
Cicero · NY, USA
An orange, glowing, oval shaped object seen in the night sky, which soon disappeared into the distance.
Sag Harbor · NY, USA
10 round lights noted by attorney and nurse in Sag Harbor, July 17.
Asbury Park · NY, USA
A strange object hovering in the sky. Looked like a bumper car with red lights. Quickly turned around a couple of times and just vanish
Wilson · NY, USA
3 orange/red color ball shape objects in triangle formation traveling west.
Centerport · NY, USA
HOVERING UFO CHANGES DIRECTION QUICKLY.
Monroe · NY, USA
Disk with two dim red lights, surrounded by a blue aura, with a light whirring sound, almost inaudible. ~300ft in the air
New Paltz · NY, USA
Silent, pulsating, and maneuvering red light in early evening sky.
Amherst · NY, USA
Hovering orange lights.
Monroe · NY, USA
Disk with rounded top and tower-like structure on top, smaller red lights and larger greenish spot light, hovers in place for 30+ mins.
Wantagh · NY, USA
Saw 3 fire ball like circular objects in the sky where planes fly over backyard. The lights went on then all off few minutes later.
Wantagh · NY, USA
We saw high up in the sky three long objects in the sky. We thought at first helicopters. Lights went on (all lite up like fire) and
Staten Island · NY, USA
Star of Bethlehem seen in sky over entrance to New York harbor.
Bohemia · NY, USA
Large orange lighted craft slowly flying over our house and making a mechanical noise that I had never heard before at 2:15am on July 2
Merrick · NY, USA
Silent red light moved across the sky from south to north, changed course, and went off to the northwest.
New York City · NY, USA
4 orange colored balls, moving from south to east. glided low and took off and disappeared in 2 mins. There was helicopter activity 30
Alden · NY, USA
Satelite looking objects moving unintelligibly with shocking ability to change direction and stop.
Diamond Point · NY, USA
Three motionless triangular objects, high in evening sky, over Lake George area, having reddish glow on the tips of craft.
Weedsport · NY, USA
My wife myself and another couple were outside having a cigarette and noticed three red lights in a
Castleton · NY, USA
Triangle shape with bright (red, orange, white).
Long Beach · NY, USA
Walking and saw it over the ocean fixed then they were gone at once.
Auburn · NY, USA
Orange flaming ball of fire, flying west to east, with no sound or navigation lights.
Webster · NY, USA
I captured this bright white/pink elongated image on my phone while outside taking pictures of my young grandson.
Bouckville · NY, USA
3 bright brassy orange planet-sized moving silent lights which disappeared overhead in a clear night sky.
Pendleton · NY, USA
red, green and white pulsating lighted object. Never moved, still there as I am typing this. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star? PD))