Fireball UFO Sightings in New York
391 fireball-shaped UFO sightings reported in New York since 1965, peaking in 2012 (67 reports).
- Total sightings
- 391
- Span
- 1965–2021
- Peak year
- 2012 (67 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Fireball
1965–2021 · peak 2012 (67 reports)
Rotterdam · NY, USA
To sum it up it Look like a plane of fire over Lake Erie and then faded out.
Staten Island · NY, USA
We saw approximately 20-25 orange glowing fire balls. They were moving faster than a jet in the sky. all on a true path.some single an
Fishkill · NY, USA
Round burning object moving across Fishkill 8/2/14.
Greece · NY, USA
Fireballs hovering in the sky. Bright yellow or orange. Light would go out on one and then turn on on others. Very big. Crafts did not
Clifton Park · NY, USA
2 bright orange yellow flying objects in night sky flying north to south.
Adams · NY, USA
Red fireball resembling distresss flare steadily moving 500ft. above the ground.
Rome · NY, USA
Three red orange balls of fire in sky with a golden hue around them. Floating in sky like a chinese lanterns but two big and to far up
Astoria · NY, USA
Fiery orange dual globe flies over Astoria, NY.
Buffalo · NY, USA
Fireballs appear twice in sky then disappear.
Corinth · NY, USA
Round Plasma fireball (orange/red) object moving in a north/north west direction, suddenly disappeared.
New York City · NY, USA
Possible sighting of rocket launch, seen from NYC
Wantagh · NY, USA
Looked like 3 fireballs that petered out. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?...or hoax?? PD))
Auburn · NY, USA
Several objects from south east.
Red Hook · NY, USA
Fireball flickering at first, then bright orangish reddish and round moving mid-level across the sky, then disappears
Sayville · NY, USA
Saw blue ball of light fall from sky then craft seem to check it out then skip across sky like a rock on water extremely fast.
East Northport · NY, USA
About 11:30 I walked outside looked to the south and saw a fireball dancing in the sky traveling west disappeared over the horizon
Babylon · NY, USA
Bright consistently glowing reddish orbs,about twenty of them, traveling approximately 2,000 mph from west to east along the southern e
East Islip · NY, USA
Bright orange fireball passing over Central Islip travelling in an East South Easterly direction at approximately 10:30 PM.
Schenectady · NY, USA
Fireball went over Schenectady.
Long Beach · NY, USA
Fireball appears streaking from nowhere; starts to smoke stops then disappear, leaving the the short exhaust trail.
Saugerties · NY, USA
Hovering steadily, burning like fire, starts to dim then disappears
Montauk · NY, USA
Orangish glowing object rose above shore to high altitude and then sped away.
Geneva · NY, USA
Fireball over State Highway 318 NY.
Fulton (looking toward Rochester) · NY, USA
While outside, I looked up in the sky noticed 4 black speck like objects in sky, then I saw some lights go on them red in color.
Harpersfield · NY, USA
Fireball like shooting star makes 90 degree turn.