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)
Greenville · NY, USA
We witnessed over 20 UFO's traveling northeast across the sky in the span of about ten or fifteen minutes.
Fulton · NY, USA
the triangle shaped air craft hoverd above me and then disappeared in the trees
Patchogue · NY, USA
4th of July sighting of 6 stange pairs of moving red lights in sky
Elmira · NY, USA
Best firework pic ever
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
round reflective orb hovering
Elmira · NY, USA
They wanted to see the "Fireworks tooo"
Clarence · NY, USA
Amazingly low, light bright as the Moon, Craft not big at all...Flew without sound
Hudson Falls · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) we went into the woods where we had built a cabin.
Queensbury · NY, USA
Bright, Orange Oval-Shaped Object, Moving Northeast in Upstate New York
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
I was sitting in my yard with my girlfriend talking one night. We were star gazing and she spotted what she thought was a plane. I said
Frankfort · NY, USA
Flashing lights in Central NY sky
Greenwich · NY, USA
Two bright lights moving north accelerating at unknown speed. ((NUFORC Note: ISS sighting. PD))
Victor · NY, USA
While on the deck, I looked up when the sun just went down. It was not quite completely dark. A small, white light came from behind t
Highland · NY, USA
triangle shape one solid coller yellowish two of them came so close to each other one made a complete digital circal around the other o
Gasport · NY, USA
a plane like light made a 90 degree angle and bolted off into the horizon
Pound Ridge · NY, USA
Green glow cresting trees 50 yards away hovering then going away.
Levittown · NY, USA
Bright U shaped craft was low to the ground, many planes appeared in the area prior to the sighting.
Wellsburg · NY, USA
Silent ball of light, turned and disappeared followed by a flash of light in the sky.
Oneonta · NY, USA
2 orange/copper colored metallic disks.
Old Forge · NY, USA
It was moving faster than any other aircraft I had ever seen.
Old Forge · NY, USA
craft was a silver circle with 6 distinct lights(2 green, red and white)
Old Forge · NY, USA
I Saw Something That I Have Never Seen Before It Shook Our Flagpole Like Their Was A Earthquake Hitting Old Forge. First Time I Saw The
Lake Carmel · NY, USA
3 lighted objects in triangular formation, stationary, observed for 20 min. in the northwest sky from eastern Putnam county NY.
Hamlin · NY, USA
I saw this light that was orange- yellow in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a sighting of a star or planet, but not sure. PD))
Monsey · NY, USA
Bright body of light, in shape of person, ran in front of me and friend