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)
Blue Point · NY, USA
Could not see anything but we heard it - it was a sound none of us have ever heard before, it was low and slow moving
Binghamton · NY, USA
The moon is out full in the sky, but it is behind clouds. It's still dark at 2:00am. While i was taking my dog outside to go to the bat
Jamestown · NY, USA
3 red lights and one white light moving fast in the clear night sky
Lansing · NY, USA
Large strobe light like flashes
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Disc shaped object was flying rotating along the longitudinal axis
New York City · NY, USA
UFO appears to be a metal looking creature with many antennas and a hole that has an opening appearing to be either the nose or mouth.
Akron · NY, USA
Description of possible UFO sighting and the UFO is still present.
Cheektowaga · NY, USA
2 Orangish/Red Round Glowing Objects Spotted Near Buffalo Airport.
Huntington Station · NY, USA
Bright light at bottom and moving in a circular motion
Penn Yan · NY, USA
We saw a white ball flying at a fast speed level to the ground at a height of 400 feet for five seconds.
Huntington · NY, USA
Strange lights in the sky that move and follow me, and weird experiences.
Oakdale · NY, USA
Bright light and red and blue lights.
Schenectady · NY, USA
large silent fast then hover then blanked out,re appeared gone again 2days l8er came back by G.E.
North Babylon · NY, USA
UFO Sighting, I saw an Orange ball that appeared on the side of my house moving in a north west direction. It was a bright orange color
Southold · NY, USA
Fast moving noiseless fire-ry orange glowing ball flying in air
Phoenix/Oswego · NY, USA
UFO Sightings in New York State similar to those reported on the June 20, 2012 Coast to Coast AM show.
Eden · NY, USA
Two unknown sets of amber lights
Niskayuna · NY, USA
Bright white light / Extreme Acceleration
Tonawanda · NY, USA
Orange fireball seen in Tonawanda NY
Binghamton · NY, USA
Light follows ISS.
West Edmeston · NY, USA
Orange fireball in the evening sky
Webster · NY, USA
I saw a large strong light coming across the sky. It did not look like a satellite or a comet or asteroid. It certainly did not resembl
Rome · NY, USA
Object appeared to be pulsating and vibrating the lights on the bottom were strobe like and very bright it made no sound .
North Babylon · NY, USA
Round yellow orange fiery ball looked like a candle inside a bubble. Came over my backyard from northwest to southeast no sound at all.
South Wales · NY, USA
Soundless orange/red sphere shaped light heads east in night sky then disapprears