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)
Staten Island · NY, USA
Orange fireball objects seen over staten island,ny
Hoosick · NY, USA
Bright star like object moving across the sky, then fading and disappearing.
Bayville · NY, USA
12 fireball like objects in the sky and then disappearing out of no where
Bay Shore · NY, USA
The craft crossed the dock 200' then w/o pivoting changed direction towards great south bay.
Rockaway · NY, USA
Saw 3 light Very fast moving, VERY fast blinking bright white lights flying very high and very close to one another. We see planes all
East Islip · NY, USA
Pulsing bright orange light
Auburn · NY, USA
Saw formation in the South,counted 15 red orbs traveling East until they vanished.
Johnsonville · NY, USA
Fire in the sky
Utica · NY, USA
We observed three round globes over a portion of East Utica.
Lebanon · NY, USA
Witnessed four bright red orbs hovering in the sky on Rte 20 near Lebanon Valley Speedway
Mexico · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) this oval or sphere or orb was moving from north to south moving very fast color was yellow whit white light around it
Plainview · NY, USA
Other worlds ARE,watching!!!!
Hamburg · NY, USA
A pale green light with short white tail crossed over I-`90 going north.
Cheektowaga · NY, USA
Red/Orange Fireball south of Buffalo
Rock Stream · NY, USA
Blue orb shows up in three pictures while taking shots of the moon
Chazy · NY, USA
Small egg shaped object with blinking white light rose into the sky
Yorktown Heights · NY, USA
3 bright orange cirles where heading southeast around 9:00pm est. At a very slow speed. After several minutes 2 of the orange cirlces d
Garden City · NY, USA
Sphere consisting of approximately 35 bright white lights.
Mechanicville · NY, USA
bright orb light in sky moving slowly not plane or star
Mastic Beach · NY, USA
I live on the south shore of LongIsland on a flight path from JFK airport where passenger jets often fly when leaveing the US. East-nor
Bayshore · NY, USA
Bayshore ufo 2nd time seen
Sandy Creek · NY, USA
Three Red Orbs making strange movements at night in the eastern sky.
Ovid · NY, USA
Bright orange lights moving very fast
Fulton · NY, USA
05/22/12 red orb over fulton ny
Saratoga Springs · NY, USA
Orange/Yellow strange lights above saratoga springs/schuylerville ny