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)
Little Valley · NY, USA
Large, slender craft over Little Valley, New York
Victor · NY, USA
On 8/26/07, I saw a bright flash in the sky followed later by three points of light in a triangular form moving in unison.
Yaphank · NY, USA
i was going to my cousins house out east.. he lives near Southaven park...so iam driveing down sunrise hwy and i see this thing fl
Wappingers Falls · NY, USA
An object hovered over my car and it was bright with a white light that was blinking. It must have been about 40 feet above me and was
Carle Place · NY, USA
UFO sighting in Carle Place!
Carle Place · NY, USA
UFO sighted in Carle Place with fascinating lights!
Mamaroneck · NY, USA
Fast round flying object seen over golf course in NYC
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
Floating "object" from which round ball of white light detached and hovered in definite pattern formation, numerous times.
East Northport · NY, USA
round circle with beam, the beam shot around down the street cousin, sister friend and i saw it happend 3 times since 2004
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
Shinny sliver and black saucer shape moving very fast in bright blue sky -
Peekskill · NY, USA
Brilliant bright light in the twilight sky
Cheektowaga · NY, USA
Saw bright star like object during the day directly overhead.
Melville · NY, USA
I was in the car with my mother,It was about 8:30 pm when i spotted two square objects in the skye. They were bright and stationary. Th
Blossvale · NY, USA
circle flashing blue, green, white and red.
Melville · NY, USA
Two bright rectangular objects on opposite sides of the Horizon at Sunset that were bright for ten minutes and then dimmed out of the s
East Aurora · NY, USA
what looked to be a series of lights on a hovering vehicle observed in the evening sky.
Holbrook · NY, USA
A large triangular shaped object with a large red light on the underside and three large circular white lights on the rear. Very large
Buffalo · NY, USA
Bright white light moving south from Buffalo, NY at nominal speed
Jamaica · NY, USA
I was looking at the stars and the helicopters flying around when I looked up higher and saw a UFO type object fly through the clouds a
Hempstead · NY, USA
I was at Hempstead Lake Park in early June 07, when I viewed a UFO. The object was flying from west to east.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Large, bright, comet-like object seen disintegrating over Upper East Side of Manhattan near 85th Street and 3rd Avenue.
Hudson Falls · NY, USA
Large, silent, fast moving and very bright light was seen in the night skies over upstate NY on 6-6-07.
Jericho · NY, USA
Nasa's Space station.-----Duuuuugghh!! Gosh, you freek'n idiots.
East Aurora · NY, USA
Very small red, round light over the southwest sky hovered and appeared to be blinking, flashed a white light and disappeared
Oxford · NY, USA
I was sleeping in the downstairs guestroom of our farmhouse since my husband was sick in our bedroom upstairs. In a partial sleep, I he