Light UFO Sightings in New York
1,029 light-shaped UFO sightings reported in New York since 1933, peaking in 2012 (82 reports).
- Total sightings
- 1,029
- Span
- 1933–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (82 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1933–2022 · peak 2012 (82 reports)
Rhinebeck · NY, USA
A witness in Rhinebeck, New York reported a distant, star-like point of light rising slowly over the treeline from the southwest before stopping, observed for about 40 minutes in October 1955.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
A witness in Brooklyn, New York reported two bright, star-like lights moving silently from south to north at high speed around 7 p.m., for about five minutes in February 1955.
Bridge Hampton · NY, USA
A witness near Bridge Hampton, New York reported a high-speed light zig-zagging downward at a steep angle toward Brookhaven, lasting less than one second, in July 1954.
New York Worlds Fair · NY, USA
A witness at the New York World's Fair reported a lighted, amorphous, cloud-like shape in the sky, observed for about 30 minutes in April 1933.