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)
Avon · NY, USA
Green laser finds object flying overhead
Depew · NY, USA
A cigar shaped, shiney, silvery object stopped and started a few times, without turning, over Depew, NY.
Congers · NY, USA
blue rectangular shape moves north to south along horizon
Endicott-Vestal · NY, USA
Thick saucer seen in upstate NY
Mohawk · NY, USA
3 Golden Lights, Appear and Disappear
Mahopac · NY, USA
An unknown object in front of my house.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Night-time sighting of UFO over Midtown NYC. ((NUFORC Note: Possible landing light on an airliner approaching local airport? PD))
Perrysburg · NY, USA
It was a bright white light the flaoted 300 yards over our head and stayed in the same area all the time. It would dissaper then reappe
Syracuse/Weedsport (between) · NY, USA
Saw bright lights on ufo as truck near it on I90West 11/30/04 unidentified craft over field looks like triangle.
Mt. Morris · NY, USA
moved from one point in sky to another instantly
Portchester · NY, USA
Dark slow moving Triangle
East Rochester · NY, USA
Early morning silent runner
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Formation of 6 spheres over Prospect Parc.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Prospect Park Brooklyn V shaped formation of lights in broad daylight!
Lynbrook · NY, USA
3 light tight formation, @10X speed of satalites,with changing formation.
Inwood · NY, USA
It was a v shape with what looked like white lights every couple of Feet.
Amsterdam · NY, USA
i saw a small light in the sky that moved werey fast
Ripley · NY, USA
7 red/orange stationary objects appeared over Lake Erie on 10/10/04 for 15 minutes and then all disappeared at once.
Chateauqua · NY, USA
4 bright circles in a half rainbow formation with a longer bright strip at the top of the formation
Williamsville · NY, USA
Hovering light seen over Williamsville, NY
Utica · NY, USA
Two white lights, two blue-green lights (1/2 the size of the former), all looked like stars visible in the daytime.
New Rochelle · NY, USA
Very loud humming noise that seemed to move slow, rectagular shape with rounded corners. 10/13/04 - 11:50pm
Wingdale · NY, USA
It was a cloudy morning, the object just streaked across the sky, it was a blue object'moving at a speed that it just caught my eyes.
Yonkers · NY, USA
Over the hudson river. ((NUFORC Note: Probably advertising lights. PD))
Somers · NY, USA
There were four hovering starlike objects that formed a diamond shape in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible celestial bodies?? PD))