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)
Yonkers · NY, USA
There was a sudden ball of light that glowed green and blue at incredible speeds across the sky for about 2 seconds and disappeared.
San Francisco · NY, USA
Cylinder appeared in cloud formations at 4am in San Franciso
Syracuse · NY, USA
I took this photo from the roof of a parking garage on State St. in downtown Syracuse, NY facing south. I never noticed it until today
Fullerville · NY, USA
4-5 disc shaped objects w/red & yellow lights rotating around horizontal axis blinking out in one spot reappearing in another.
Long Beach (Long Island) · NY, USA
Cluster of orange lights in the western sky, toward NYC.
Niagara Falls · NY, USA
Glowing red orb travels across the sky and splits into two orbs after dropping a first white orb.
Queensbury · NY, USA
Fiery-reddish-orange craft traveling fast, then vanshing.
Garden City · NY, USA
A birdlike object or missile became an orb, joined other orbs, before ascending and disappearing.
Staten Island · NY, USA
04/18/2015 18:00 Bright, white, triangle appeared over Staten Island for an hour.
Herkimer · NY, USA
Star watching when we saw a very bright large obj. moving in very fast movements unlike any a/c. Up down and L to R. ((Venus??))
Johnson City · NY, USA
Three lights (blue, green, unknown) flying one after another in a curved path from south to north, at extremely low altitude.
Fredonia · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) Blacked out for 6 hours woke up in different positions and couldnt recall any events that had happened.
Thompson Ridge · NY, USA
5-6 dim white lights hovering over Thompson Ridge NY swamp
Lake George · NY, USA
Orange/red object in the sky.
Rensselaer · NY, USA
Light like expended firework display....no fireworks in the area per local PD.
Corning · NY, USA
Two rounds lights, one craft, yellowish amber, silent
Albany · NY, USA
I seen a large looking object with 5 white lights flying low no sound moving slow speed over Albany, NY.
Lansing · NY, USA
Flash in the sky with colors, it wasn't the northern lights.
Beacon · NY, USA
Low flying craft over rural city.
Medford · NY, USA
On 3/14 from 4:05AM - 4:38AM I saw a white light that moved forward, hovered for a second or two and then back tracked and hovered agai
Kendall · NY, USA
A grey spherical UFO with flashing lights flew across the sky lightning fast about 200 yards from me.
Fishkill · NY, USA
While leaving work saw this cross shaped objected floating in the air with LED Type bright lights and green lights. After 20 mins it tu
Wappingers Falls (over The Hudson River) · NY, USA
UFO. ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))
Albany · NY, USA
Bright oval disc shaped stationery object in the sky.
Staten Island · NY, USA
2 bright spheres flying strange patterns.