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 (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Helicopter-like ship light belt
Little Neck Bay · NY, USA
On January, 13th at 23:09 my girl friend and I were enjoying the view of the Throgs Neck Bridge from Little Neck Bay rest area. She too
New Paltz · NY, USA
A strange large light hovering and slowly descending until it disappears over the Shawangunk Mountains.
Commack · NY, USA
Bright green, meteor-like object travelling at high rate of speed over residential neighborhood.
Rensselaer · NY, USA
Three white lights in triangle shape
Deer Park · NY, USA
ufo over long island, new york
Centereach · NY, USA
The object was diamond shaped, and flashed several different colors in a rapid manner.
Armonk · NY, USA
U.F.O Spotted Rising from the trees in Armonk New York!
West Shokan · NY, USA
Daytime ball of light flies at ground level only to disappear
Scarsdale · NY, USA
Large, saucer-shaped object with three bright lights flying very fast and low to the ground
Nassau · NY, USA
Bright Light on Meadowbrook State Parkway
Averill Park · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) they looked like stars but were moving in all different directions.
Brewerton · NY, USA
A U.F.O. landed in my small suburban town.
Cheektowaga · NY, USA
Bright light curves upward, disapears
Buffalo · NY, USA
Triangle shape object floating in air.
Orchard Park · NY, USA
A single, metalic, bright object that appeared and disappeared in a matter of a few seconds.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Orange tinged translucent amoeba like object moved upwards into sky until it became a speck of light that disappeared past moon
Bethpage · NY, USA
Cigar shaped UFO over Long Island NY December, 14 2008
Plainview · NY, USA
300 ft Cigar Shaped UFO traveling at Mach speed at approx. 15,000ft above Grumman in Bethpage, NY
Kings Park · NY, USA
Something flying over the north shore of LI extremely loud and able to be stationary.
Syracuse · NY, USA
A whirring sound above our house.
Middletown · NY, USA
Traingle shaped object
Seaford · NY, USA
through it was a shooting star but was brighter and larger than usual.
Rochester · NY, USA
Christmas Eve object with bright spotlight near Rt. 441 in Wayne County near Rochester, New York like a helicopter with no sound
Hudson Falls · NY, USA
ufos land over hudson falls