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)
New York City · NY, USA
Cluster of lights above New York, what is it?
Tonawanda · NY, USA
Multiple cases of lights
Cuyler · NY, USA
3 bright beams in the sky and a bright object to the right that got bright and dim, turned orange & shot across the sky and vanished
Cuyler · NY, USA
3 shining rays that shined down with a bright object to the right that got really bright orange,red and shot across the sky.
Saugerties/Palenville · NY, USA
2 triangle objects Rte 32 on Ulster/Greene county line
Black River · NY, USA
Saw three lights near each other. One flew left and went dim one flew higher and one remained very low
New Hartford · NY, USA
Two lights separated into three, then four, as they flew overhead.
Hector · NY, USA
Bright ball of light slowly traveling west to east -size diminished then changed from red to pink then vanished.
Tonawanda (town of) · NY, USA
VERY BRIGHT SOLID BALL OF LIGHT IN SKY - MOVING SLOWLY - NO SOUND - NO BLINKING LIGHTS
Newburgh · NY, USA
On 2/17/12 a Massive burning flash turned into a triangular ship in Newburgh NY.
Staten Island · NY, USA
Bright White Cigar moves quickly after hovering...
Youngstown · NY, USA
Very bright silver blue dropped slowly downward and shot off to the right at unreal speed
Ontario · NY, USA
Neighbor texted me just after midnight; if I was up to look out my back window to the S and see if I saw a flashing light. ((Sirius??)
Saratoga Springs/Malta · NY, USA
Red light changes directions, disappearing by Orion's Knee
Watertown · NY, USA
Saw a blue ball of light falling from the sky, turned green before fading away. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))
Mechanicville · NY, USA
Green/Blue tear drop shape shot down from the sky, emitting a bright white light. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))
Farmingdale · NY, USA
Approx. 9 orb crafts flying in groups go 3 in v formation over farmingdale ny airspace at midnight on near years day
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Bright orange ball over Brooklyn
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
This was something I have seen before...... Often talk bout it to the fam they say I'm
Hicksville · NY, USA
Fast flying UFO with no wings and two halo lights spotted on long island.
Hicksville · NY, USA
Two bright lights moving smoothly with fast speed and no sound curving out of sight.
Binghamton · NY, USA
Unknown craft moving over Binghamton
Hudson Falls · NY, USA
Sphere like object flashes and shoots straight up.
Levittown · NY, USA
Bright lights in a single row. Flying over Long Island, New York.
Binghamton · NY, USA
Round fireball object witness in Binghamton, NY