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)
Niagara Falls · NY, USA
Found in old family photo album picture taken at Niagara Falls some where from 1925-1935 not exact becauae no body in my family knows.
Syracuse · NY, USA
MADAR Node 164
Buffalo · NY, USA
MADAR Node 163
New York · NY, USA
3 airborne objects lit with orange lights seen over Manhattan
Scarsdale · NY, USA
I looked up at the night sky from my driveway. Object moving across the sky at a high speed was solid white
Valleystream · NY, USA
Bright reddish orange color light that seemed to be circular moving with no real flight path
Ballston Spa · NY, USA
pulsating yellow/white/orange light quickly changing directions
Buffalo · NY, USA
MADAR Node 163
Pine City · NY, USA
MADAR Node 82
Buffalo · NY, USA
MADAR Node 163
West Chazy · NY, USA
MADAR Node 65
Voleny · NY, USA
Taking photos of storm got a photo of a disc
Port Jefferson · NY, USA
A round ball of light whizzed past me in the early morning
Brooklyn · NY, USA
Orb that changed shape shot up into the sky after hovering
Rochester · NY, USA
I was fishing late night & stopped this Bart slow moving object!
East Concord · NY, USA
It was a silver/grey large cylinder shaped, moving slow and silent, going from north to south, as we tried to video it, it faded out.
Binghamton · NY, USA
Orange/reddish light, slightly pulsating in brightness (~4 sec intervals) moving from southeast to south. Occured 3 times.
Sodus · NY, USA
4 spherical, all of different luminosity fasind/brightening. The brightest remained always while others drifted in and out of sight. Br
Pine City · NY, USA
MADAR Node 82
New York · NY, USA
2 craft locked in tight side by side formation round shape I was using night vision
West Chazy · NY, USA
MADAR Node 65
Central islip · NY, USA
Not sure what it is
Syracuse · NY, USA
I have been filming and witnessing bizarre UAP for 2 years. This fleet was recorded flying overhead after spotting numerous orbs.
Wheatfield · NY, USA
My mother had a strange sighting late at night in Western NY
Staten Island · NY, USA
I’ve been noticing cont trails in the sky, took a picture and sure round shaped object. ((NUFOC Note: Lens flare caused by Sun. PD))