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)
Romulus · NY, USA
Two circular objects seen flying beneath planes, but above the vineyards with no sound, propulsion or wings of any sort.
Highland Mills · NY, USA
A sphere of light was flying in front of my ring camera and a sound came out of it ..
Red Hook · NY, USA
Witnessed a large square object going from south to north while I was looking east. Black - grey color with hints of metallic reflectio
Barret beach fire lsland NY · NY, USA
UFO seen at Barrett Beach Fire Island NY 6/19/21 at 4:17am
Buffalo · NY, USA
MADAR Node 163
Spencerport · NY, USA
A small, bright, blinking white light outside my window. It was stationary for 5-7 minutes, then moved across the window.
Brooklyn · NY, USA
Thin, brilliant light moving slowly and then blinking in and out of existence before vanishing
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Thin, brilliant light moving slowly and then blinking in and out of existence before vanishing
York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
A round white object (sphere) zoomed quickly in the sky, then stayed stationary in one spot. Object then simply faded away.(?) I have n
Buffalo · NY, USA
MADAR Node 163
Saratoga Springs · NY, USA
UFO chased by a military helicopter at approximately 10:10 EST, near Saratoga Springs, NY
Pine Bush · NY, USA
MADAR Node 165
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Saw an extremely bright light late in the afternoon traveling at a very high altitude.
Marathon · NY, USA
say a egg shaped craft fly over me and my friend
Buffalo · NY, USA
MADAR Node 163
Glens Falls · NY, USA
Triangular object glens falls
Massapequa Park · NY, USA
Fireball shape moving very fast through the sky. Did not have any sound. Seen moving in a straight line for about 20 seconds before dis
Newburgh · NY, USA
Flat all black almost like felt material coming toward road I was on. I thought it was a medical helicopter landing for a car accident,
West Chazy · NY, USA
MADAR Node 65
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
11 glowing orange disc flew silently across the sky. They had no visible way of propulsion and looked like bright circles.
Chautauqua Lake · NY, USA
Six bright white fast moving lights appeared above us, one of which passed under a jet and followed our boat.
Clay · NY, USA
Cigar shaped light like a dull fluorescent bulb flying north of Syracuse, NY.
Utica · NY, USA
Seen A Stick Shaped UFO
Rochester · NY, USA
At around 9:30pm may 16 2021 we had a crescent moon so i brought out the telescope to look at the moon. while looking at a the moon ver
Niagara falls · NY, USA
Black oval object with windows shot straight up through cloud's