UFO Sightings in Amherst, New York
9 documented UFO sightings in Amherst, New York since 1966, peaking in 2015 (2 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 9
- Span
- 1966–2016
- Peak year
- 2015 (2 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1966–2016 · peak 2015 (2 reports)
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Amherst, NY, USA
Near Amherst, New York in August 1966, a witness reported a saucer-shaped object over their house making a quiet whirring sound, observed for about 20 minutes.
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Odd, mostly stationary lights, in night sky, with helicopters broadly circling
Amherst · NY, USA
Hovering orange lights.
Amherst · NY, USA
Red light orb.
Amherst · NY, USA
Red light stood stable on the sky about 15 minutes, then moved East to west and west to east in straingt line for couple of times came
Amherst · NY, USA
Glowing blue orb flying very low just west of NYS Thruway exit Williamsville Toll barrier.
Amherst · NY, USA
Silent orange lights, initially traveling horizontally, and then rose vertically till they disappeared.
Amherst · NY, USA
Humming craft with 3 dim cream colored lights moving through thick woods.
Amherst · NY, USA
Four circles of white light about the size of dinner plates flying in the sky doing formations