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)
Purdy · NY, USA
An oval flying object descended from a cloud and returned within 5 minutes. No wings.
Sayville · NY, USA
Lights in the Sky.
Jericho · NY, USA
I know what air planes look like when they fly over! This was not one. This came from the south and was at first a gold light it had fl
Mastic · NY, USA
Rectangular object floating above trees.
Washingtonville · NY, USA
green fireball-like object observed in the night sky
Byron · NY, USA
Flying object observed with very erratic movement and speed unlike any normal aircraft
Lindenhurst · NY, USA
Three round objects in a vee formation east to west five minutes
Poughkeepsie · NY, USA
1/10/08 Poughkeepsie,NY 20:05 Circular/Sphere with 4 pods 200 feet above ground
Bergen · NY, USA
lights streak across the sky
Carmel · NY, USA
it had a long red beam on it with little dots,and also it was a v shaped object
Riverhead · NY, USA
UFO Spotted in Riverhead NY 01/16/08
Newburgh · NY, USA
Early Morning Lights w/Methodical Flying Speed
New Hampton · NY, USA
three round shaped objects with red and yellow lights, hovering over trees for fifteen minutes no noise emitted.
Brunswick · NY, USA
Uncommonly fast moving light east of Albany, NY
Riverhead · NY, USA
I was driving on the LIE with my daughter heading west. The night was very clear. I looked up and saw a large bright round light just
Newburgh · NY, USA
Huge object hovering over New York
Clarence · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) I saw a huge, bright spacecraft hovering over my forest that looked as though it was directly looking at my house.
Smithtown · NY, USA
3 gold objects in a triangle formation all move in seperate directions during a full moon and one disappears and comes back.
White Plains · NY, USA
While proceeding north on Route 684 from White Plains to Wingdale, NY a flyinf craft disguised in a cloud was following my car on the s
Waddington · NY, USA
3 orange light appeared in a arched shape lasted 2 to 3 mins. then disappeared, no noise.
Briarwood (Queens) · NY, USA
shiny metallic red top in Briarwood,NY 5-10 min.
NY · USA
((HOAX?? Possible student report. PD)) Close encounter with a UFO!!!
Ballston Spa · NY, USA
Object seems to be in Orbit twinkling, but through binoculars many very bright lights in patterns.
Kings Park · NY, USA
Triangle shaped object moving slowly in the night sky.
New York · NY, USA
Large flying object that was going extremely fast.