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)
New York City · NY, USA
a probe or craft about a foot and a half in size whizzed over my face as i searched the sky above my face about 12 ft.
Harpersfield · NY, USA
Walking at night on our property to investigate light activity beyond the tree line. We stood still for several minutes looking skyward
Allegheny State Park · NY, USA
Strange circular shaped craft that was all white flying in the night sky of the Allegany Mt's.
Pennellville · NY, USA
Bright circular object spotted in Pennellville,NY - 5/24/09 10:00PM
Greenville · NY, USA
two solid white objects close together in the sky...went from stationary to out of sight faster than I've ever seen....
Woodside · NY, USA
I was standing on the platform of the 7 subway train in Woodside, NY (61st / Woodside stop). I'm about 15 mins by subway from NYC. Th
Melbrook · NY, USA
At approx 3:20am at the UPS FREIGHT parking lot,another driver and i, were talking on our way to our trucks,when a light about 400feet
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
image of a sphinx in a cloud of light over manhatten at 2:am along with two fighter jets
Manhasset · NY, USA
Shimmering triangle of dim white lights change direction quickly and are gone - with no jet noise.
Salamanca · NY, USA
Bright orange object flying silently through the sky
New York City · NY, USA
Ominous cylinders in the western sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly not a serious-minded report? PD))
Wading River · NY, USA
Not a UFO, but very strange...
Flushing · NY, USA
saw something in the sky at about 50 degrees east, maybe 2000 feet up. this thing had what appeared to be two, then three lights, all t
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
VIDEO of orb in Brooklyn, NY 4/26/09
St. James · NY, USA
A white circle, low in the Western sky appears all evening, with constant zig zagging and rainbow-colored flashes.
Hudson Falls · NY, USA
An orange light that zig-zags.
Hartsdale · NY, USA
Extremely bright triangle shaped object with green lights and an occasional red light, remaining in sky in one place.
Montauk · NY, USA
Round lights in a formation moving from left to right in a cirlcle like a clockface movement appear to me in Montauk NY
New York City (City Island) (Queens) · NY, USA
new yorker sees lights and its no airplane or helicopter in the skys!
Montgomery · NY, USA
Craft spotted along Route 17K about a mile west of Winding Hills Park. It was flying too low for an airplane taking off from Stewar
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
Staten Island Diamond Ufo's
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
circle shaped bright green light in the sky
Rochester · NY, USA
Two bright orange balls of light that moved quickly around each other, then suspended, then slowly, one by one, disappeared from view
Peoria · NY, USA
In Peoria Arizona, I saw a cigar shaped craft floating above the neighborhood 500 feet up silent, emitted brilliant colors,
Riverhead · NY, USA
Huge V shaped object with yellow lights and no sound surrounded by a hazy fog