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)
Hampton Bays · NY, USA
"Star takes off"
New Rochelle · NY, USA
UFO Disc covers their identity behind dark clouds but was later seen from a sharp eye before taking off.
Troy · NY, USA
lcraft was nt moving was hovering above the tree line
Williamsville · NY, USA
Four UFO's sighted over WIlliamsville, NY
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
The object had no lights, made no sound and was huge.
New York City · NY, USA
Night of the lunar eclipse, we saw in the sky two gray v-shaped objects flying side-by-side, no lights, no sound.
Ithaca · NY, USA
Two differnet objects, one orb, one V shape, night of lunar eclipse.
Woodside (Queens) · NY, USA
2 Chevrons flying in perfect formation during lunar eclipse.
Rochester · NY, USA
Huge low flying black chevron shaped craft sighted on the night of the lunar eclipse.
Skaneateles · NY, USA
Triangular object with white lights and 3 smaller chasing lights
Ithaca · NY, USA
The object was white and in the shape of a V-- it was very large, and moved fast across the sky
Rochester · NY, USA
Round silent object zooms across horizon
Geneseo · NY, USA
dull red lights in 3 half circles over Geneseo, NY during lunar eclipse of 2004 (red moon)
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
ball of light went faster than speed of light
Florida · NY, USA
triangular shaped bright white object with flashing lights and one red light.
New York City · NY, USA
a tear shaped flying saucer
Old Westbury · NY, USA
A space ship was descending to the ground
New York City (Forest Hills) · NY, USA
bluish light and alien encounter
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
shiny "ball" hovering motionless in the sky on a very clear evening
New York City · NY, USA
5:00 AM Monday Sept. 6, 2004 - 13 orbs of light over 8th Avenue at 26th St. in Manhattan ((NUFORC Note: Venus and stars?? PD))
Depew · NY, USA
Bright white light with smaller lights circling around it low in the sky. Stayed still. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Mastic Beach · NY, USA
NY Bright light no blinking no sound.high altitude but real bright,heading south vanished,,5 min later same object 8:30 p.m L.I.
Darien Center · NY, USA
Fast moving light sighted south of Darien Center, NY several times, by several people
Keeseville · NY, USA
sitting on my roof 5 crafts flew down and seemed to chase one another.
Fair Haven · NY, USA
Orange light which traversed the starlite sky from due south to due north