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)
Montgomery · NY, USA
the rainbow light ship seen in hudson valley is my invention ((NUFORC Note: We have no idea what this anonymous statement means. PD))
Cuba · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) 8-10 red objects in nighttime sky at 22:00 hrs..
Rochester · NY, USA
Fireball in Rochester ny
Beacon · NY, USA
Hovering Triangle in Beacon New York
Buffalo · NY, USA
Unidentified flying object or anomaly caught on HD video appears to be diamond shaped with light.
Huntington · NY, USA
Flashing light, not an aircraft or shooting star. Rapid directional change.
Palermo · NY, USA
Looking out my living room window at 10:30 pm I noticed a big orange ball of light hovering over the treeline across the street
New Rochelle · NY, USA
fast, bright light overhead in lower westchester NY
Pawling · NY, USA
It was my birthday party and me and my friends were hanging out on the trampoline outside my house. I am reporting this now because i j
Hudson Falls · NY, USA
Spiral ufo seen in hudson falls.
Astoria · NY, USA
Wingless airplane torso in the night sky close to LaGuardia airport.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
2 objects flying SUPER FAST speeds in Manhattan
Pennellville · NY, USA
At stated time I noticed a white bright solid light heading from W to E. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of ISS. PD))
Bohemia · NY, USA
7-9 ufos captured on video, 5 mins away from airport.
Cicero · NY, USA
We live across the road from a lake. We were both standing on our back deck and it is 9:30 at night so it is dark and all of a sudden w
Bethpage · NY, USA
five lights seen over bethpage ny
Bethpage · NY, USA
My son, his girlfriend,and another friend were sitting in the front of the house. They saw a red glowing object coming from the west g
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
2 fireballs that went dim over brooklyn ny
Albany · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) fatersday night we were outside lookin at the sky my daughter says whats that we all look in the sky and see a light
Hudson Falls · NY, USA
strange green/blue fireballs
Pomona · NY, USA
Green fireball seen while driving home after work streaked across sky appeared to have sparks coming off. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor? PD))
Canandaigua · NY, USA
A small fleet of UAP flying over a residential street.
North Babylon · NY, USA
2 sperate sighting I will never forget!
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
I saw a brilliant white light moving. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect that the object was the International Space Station. PD))
Modena · NY, USA
Lights over the Shawangunk Mountain Range.