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 (Bronx) · NY, USA
Black morphing triangular object.
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
it was the a-typical triangle craft....white lights on tips of triangle, low gliding movement, however sounded like conventional engine
East Rochester · NY, USA
Objects in the sky over Rochester, NY
Huntington Station · NY, USA
Object looked like a firery wheather balloon.
Lima · NY, USA
These are my sky observations for June 25-27, 2005 using 8x binoculars. There will be more.
Kerhonkson · NY, USA
Three points of light in a triangle formation. ((NUFORC Note: Possible NOSS satellites. PD))
Stony Brook · NY, USA
Flying sphere hovering above us, shining light and then disappearing
Olean · NY, USA
silver dot,tuns into redish/orange type thing
Ronkonkoma · NY, USA
It was Thursday morning at 11:45 AM on the 5th of May 2005. I was parked in a shopping center waiting for my girlfriend to finish cash
Greenville/Port Jervis · NY, USA
Shiny, silver, cigar-shaped object appeared out of hazy clouds
Forest Hills · NY, USA
Two triangular shaped objects, flying parallel to each other, flew by, from east to west, very rapidly.
Honeoye Falls · NY, USA
While working in Honeoye Falls about 6:30 I spotted what vaguely resembled a canopy with some sort of faint object suspended below it.
Blasdell · NY, USA
Too slow and bright to be man made.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
may the 25th 2005 in america new york looking over the cornfield a sphere like shape appeared and then immerged into the air
Lisbon · NY, USA
An orange light emitted smaller lights creating a symmetrical formation.
Brookville · NY, USA
Five shiny, silver, dome shaped objects were seen flying across the sky in formation.
Glens Falls · NY, USA
loss of satellite radio reception, "black dot" viewed in sky for 3-5 minutes.
Utica · NY, USA
Shiny, circular craft flying in a straight line.
Jamestown · NY, USA
2 brightly lit hovering a/c spotted in W new york/ nw PA of april 05. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly Sirius and Jupiter? PD))
Amityville · NY, USA
I noticed something in the sky and it just dissapeared.
Pelham Manor · NY, USA
Shuriken like craft
Kinderhook · NY, USA
UNKNOWN SHAPE, CONSTANT FLASHING LIGHTS, RED TO BLUE TO YELLO TO GREEN ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD))
Constableville · NY, USA
I saw two red colored almond shaped objects that looked like eyes.
Hyde Park · NY, USA
Driving north on rt 9g we witnessed a fireball going east to west..... the sun had not yet set.
Mattituck · NY, USA
As I was driving an oval UFO with a bright blue color was visible from the front to the middle, the back was yellow. A redish trail wa