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)
Wassaic · NY, USA
3 circular lights moving in night-sky
Cortland · NY, USA
3 redish orange lights seen over central ny traveling south east direction
Cooperstown · NY, USA
Red glowing light crosses the night sky at very high speeds with a curving path over upstate New York.
Lynbrook · NY, USA
Just happened to look up and noticed in the southerly sky what I thought was a plane. But it was too bright and it was orangish. It mov
Sayville · NY, USA
Five UFO's seen travelling over L.I, NY
Rome · NY, USA
Two crafts were seen one dissappered and another in a V shape one flew above me and my family while fishing at lock 21.
Selden · NY, USA
Strange object moved across almost the entire night sky, looked like a star, but wasn't. ((NUFORC Note: ISS? PD))
Springwater · NY, USA
July 10 2010 9:30pm Fireball in western NY
Orangeburg · NY, USA
Long cylindrical row of round white lights observed for about 1 minute. Object disappeared in a flash of yellow light .
East Hampton · NY, USA
Strange light in the sky
Fairport · NY, USA
Red and White lights blinking and dancing across the sky rapidly.
Smithtown · NY, USA
It was early evening when my wife, and two of my son and I were in my pool when one of my sons was the first to notice high in the sky
Sag Harbor · NY, USA
Strange light in the sky
Rochester · NY, USA
Bright, fast moving blue light in Eastern sky.
New York City (Bronx) (Yankee Stadium) · NY, USA
I'm back with another report only this time I'm not confused.
Charubusco · NY, USA
bright white light floated through sky as aircraft visibly moved and changed direction then simply pretended to be a star
West Seneca · NY, USA
Orb light seen flying westward over South Buffalo, NY.
Tonawanda · NY, USA
Multiple yellow globes silently streaming past house for ten min. in a long strung out disconnected line.
Brookhaven · NY, USA
My Aunt and I saw 16 big, round, bright orange lights flying SILENTLY at about helicopter level heading East. They were flying slowly
Albany · NY, USA
Brilliant streak of white lite that ended in an extremly bright flash near Albany International Airport.
Selkirk · NY, USA
Between 1:00 am and 2:00 am on the day of july 20th 2010 i had looked out my window to the south and had seen bright light with some re
Selkirk · NY, USA
I had emailed u about the strange sighting that i had witnessed… ((NUFORC Note: Celestial body…star or planet?? PD))
Appleton · NY, USA
mysterious green light in sky cited in Appleton NY
New York City · NY, USA
Silver orbs hanging in the eastern sky.
Minetto · NY, USA
4 triangle shaped objects traveling in formation and one by one disappeared in the sky over Minetto, NY