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)
Williamsville · NY, USA
On Sept 10th 2:30 p.m in Williamsville NY.In clear skys my daughter captured an amazing photo of a UFO
Tonawanda · NY, USA
two bright amber lights hovering or moveing slow
Islip terrace · NY, USA
Floating orb of light
Kennedy · NY, USA
large very bright lights semed to be connected, no noise vey close to my house
Fort Edward · NY, USA
White object traveling fast
Potsdam · NY, USA
Orange fireball in sky.
Staten Island · NY, USA
RISING ORANGE FIREBALL OVER STATEN ISLAND
Island Park · NY, USA
One fireball floating slowly up and down in the sky a circle with fire in it my husband and I both saw it
Fairport · NY, USA
2 large lights in the sky with a orange glow. At first thought to be a plane flying very low and quite, however they joined together to
Maine · NY, USA
Triangular shaped object.Size of large van.No noise or physical disturbance.Two rear white lights, one green light
Owego · NY, USA
2 shinning lights in-sink moving, came closer.
Cheektowaga (Buffalo) · NY, USA
We saw a fireball object, no lights, no sound nor smoke/exhaust.
Tarrytown · NY, USA
Ufo seen over Tappan Z Bridge Westchester County NY
Tyre · NY, USA
Cigar shaped object seen from car.
Owego · NY, USA
Triangular craft spotted with 3 white lights on corners, hovered without sound.
Oakdale · NY, USA
6 slow moving fireballs seen in western sky on Long Island
Commack/Kings Park · NY, USA
I don't know what I saw, but I know what I saw.
Inlet · NY, USA
At 9:50 PM a larger red circle surounded by smaller red cirlces moving slow and steady eastward.
North Massapequa · NY, USA
My son and I were travelling north heading home at approximately 9:00 pm. We were about to turn west onto our street when we saw what
Binghamton · NY, USA
3 objects one slowly moving to the left and back with white and red lights 2 other moving objects flashing 5 dim red lights with white
Staten Island · NY, USA
It was a quick beam of silvery light tjatshot across the sky.
Long Island · NY, USA
THE LIGHTS WE ALL SAW OVER LONG ISLAND TONIGHT WERE ONLY CHINESE LANTERNS THAT WERE LET GO FOR A CEREMONY HELD IN CONNECTIQUOT STATE PA
Cheektowaga (Buffalo) · NY, USA
Three bright orange/red distinct lights of UFO's spotted in skies in western New York on 8/12/2011
Yonkers · NY, USA
Blinking lights in the sky not moving then disappearing and re-appearing.
Watertown · NY, USA
I seen multiple objects with flashing lights, one flew over my house and over me and my girlfriend.