Unknown UFO Sightings in New York
563 unknown-shaped UFO sightings reported in New York since 1957, peaking in 2021 (61 reports).
- Total sightings
- 563
- Span
- 1957–2022
- Peak year
- 2021 (61 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Unknown
1957–2022 · peak 2021 (61 reports)
Willard · NY, USA
Saw two white lights flying side by side, then one went left and the other went right at unbelievable speed.
Lagrange · NY, USA
Silent aircraft in wooded area.
Amsterdam · NY, USA
My mother saw a weird craft flying in an abnormal pattern. She said it had suddenly stopped behind the tree.
Canandaigua · NY, USA
Fireball south of Canandaigua. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
Rochester · NY, USA
Large strange light shapes in sky flying in loose formation in semi-circle, then off in a straight line.
Eden · NY, USA
Slow moving black UFO diamond shaped light
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
UFO over Bronx.
Bayville · NY, USA
High-alt., bright and slowly dissipating pulses. Pulses were infrequent and not predictable. I could only see the it when it pulsed.
Valley Stream · NY, USA
Intermittently pulsing object at very high altitude possibly low orbital, extremely slow movement, often stationary - in daylight.
Clarence · NY, USA
Two bangs heard and one flash seen in northern sky outside Buffalo New York at 22:41 on 9/11/15
Staten Island · NY, USA
Many bright lights flying over Staten Island.
Modena · NY, USA
Orange/red sphere...hovering the treeline.
Bay Shore (Long Island) · NY, USA
Approx. 9:30pm, in Bay Shore, Long Island, NY, I witnessed bright orange flame like objects in the sky. They came in clusters of 4-7.
Rochester · NY, USA
Fast moving light, going straight up.
North Babylon · NY, USA
3 orbs in a triangle shape, moving SW. They disappear, and then reappear 3 seconds later, traveling the same path at 850 pm.
Poughkeepsie · NY, USA
Craft appeared with green and white strobe lights. Unable to determine shape. Flying object appeared 4x 's. Each time during and after
New York City (Maspeth) · NY, USA
Reddish-orange object over New York City.
Schuylerville · NY, USA
Erratic low flying silent single orange light.
Webster · NY, USA
I captured this bright white/pink elongated image on my phone while outside taking pictures of my young grandson.
Springville · NY, USA
Stationary object reflecting in sunlight as jet passed below it
New York City · NY, USA
Object moving in space around the Moon.
Endwell · NY, USA
Hazy oval shape then a light in the center then faded to a small circle and disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: Spent rocket? PD))
Albany · NY, USA
3 orange moving lights in the sky, not aircraft.
New Hartford · NY, USA
Large flash of neon green light with gold and white arched through the night sky.
Yonkers · NY, USA
There was a sudden ball of light that glowed green and blue at incredible speeds across the sky for about 2 seconds and disappeared.