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)
Endicott · NY, USA
Very clearly watched and photographed an object drop down from the sky.
Bay Shore · NY, USA
Two sightings in two weeks over Bay Shore, NY
Rome · NY, USA
2 UFO's. 1 of them, displayed beautiful colors of ruby red, royal blue lasted all night. ((NUFORC Note: Venus and Mars? PD))
Rensselaer · NY, USA
Object flying west to east stoped and hovered changed shape into two disks and shot straight up
Bridgeport · NY, USA
Luminous object tracking aircraft
Bayside · NY, USA
1 white light underbelly has 3 lights? v shape,1 red light following moving very very fast
Pecks Lake · NY, USA
bright orange light in sky
Buffalo · NY, USA
Bright white circular like light moving north, northest from the Elmwood strip in Buffalo, New York. ((NUFORC Note: ISS?? PD))
Brockport · NY, USA
Lighted object crosses entire sky in less than 30 Seconds
Rochester · NY, USA
Streaking bright UFO spotted by all of us around a campfire! Moving at a crazy speed.... ((NUFORC Note: ISS overflight. PD))
Binghamton · NY, USA
glowing circle in ballon rally photo.
Plattsburg · NY, USA
White light dancing in the sky....
Greenwich · NY, USA
With friends in field, saw object illuminate and hover, flash and then take off quite fast.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Today on da twelve of august 2007 me and my friend sighted suspicious aircraft flying over brooklyn at 18:30hours.
Nassau County · NY, USA
LONG ISLAND NY UFO
Queensbury · NY, USA
I was watching the meteor shower with my parents when all of a sudden I saw, what I thought were stars, spin around each other probably
Lindenhurst · NY, USA
Green shooting light seen in sky over Lindenhurst, Ny
Wantagh · NY, USA
ufo recon on long island?
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Bright Neon Blue/Green Fireball flashed in the Brooklyn Sky on August 16, 2007
Mastic Beach · NY, USA
Bright light over NY
Westport/Port Henry (between) · NY, USA
we were on our way home on saturday night august 18th 2007 approximately 9:45p.m.. we were on rt. 22 headed north between westport ny
Gansevoort · NY, USA
UFO sighted 2 lights flying together in an equadistant form West to East Low and slow no noise
Lagrange · NY, USA
Diamond shaped ufo
Greece · NY, USA
cylindrical shaped object, due west in western NY sky, revolving green, red and white lights… ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))
Greece · NY, USA
cylindrical shaped object, due west in western NY sky, revolving green, red and white lights… ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))