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)
Camillus · NY, USA
((SERIOUS REPORT??)) The ships were humming and faintly glowing.
Andover · NY, USA
CYLINDRICAL STEEL LIKE AIRCRAFT. NO WINGS, NO VAPOR TRAIL. NO SOUND UNTIL IT WAS OUT OF VIEW
Auburn · NY, USA
A Single craft with 4 lights changing shape going north over Auburn Ny
Auburn · NY, USA
4 lights defining a large craft changing shape and moving faster and faster
Little Neck (Queens) · NY, USA
numerous UFO sighting
Angola · NY, USA
Low hovering/flying triangular craft with flashing lights seen between Buffalo, NY and Fredonia, NY.
LaGrangeville · NY, USA
Object with bright pulsating white lights seen on skidmore road in Lagrange
East Islip · NY, USA
2 silver spheres zigzaging very high in the atmosphere
Massapequa · NY, USA
single light in sky, very fast, and also hovering, and changing direction at 45 degree angles, and twinkling
Ballston Lake · NY, USA
Bright green fireball appears at the end of a burning meteor tail.
Hicksville · NY, USA
Black oval shaped object above Hicksville, NY.
Liverpool · NY, USA
Shape changing object spinning counter clockwise at 21:17 in central New York
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
Strange lights during storm in staten island
Hewlett · NY, USA
2 round, shiny objects flying close to each other for about 45 seconds, one zooms off into the distance, didn't see where other went
Little Neck · NY, USA
multiple ufo sightings
Highland · NY, USA
v formation lights looks like glowing geese flying
Buffalo · NY, USA
5 Bright lights float over home
Spencerport · NY, USA
Saucer like craft with round top and bottom. Strange texture and mixed colors... gliding just above trees.
Hyde Park · NY, USA
Small, flashing, moving light over hyde park
Riverhead · NY, USA
small silver/white light , making rapid zig-zag patterns in early morning sky
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
High speed flying object seen over Hudson river
Rochester · NY, USA
it just stayed in one spot, i watched one the entire drive from the moment i saw it. ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet? PD))
Glen Spey · NY, USA
colorful flashing craft hovers for 30mins & then flashes violet, followed by dashing to the right & disappearing
New Paltz · NY, USA
Black Triangular Aircraft w/ Three White Lights Flying Low in New Paltz, NY
Southampton · NY, USA
7 dim lights triangular formation 30 sec easterly direction off long island ny