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)
Bloomfield · NY, USA
a trained mind can tell a ufo from other things in the sky
Endicott · NY, USA
There were two (2) Hot Air Balloons and one (1) Unknown Object.
Rochester · NY, USA
extraterrestrial walking around city
Chemung · NY, USA
lights seen night before blackout
Roosevelt · NY, USA
UFO sighting on Long Island, the night of the blackout.
Binghamton · NY, USA
"STAR" makes a u-turn
New York City · NY, USA
Manhattan skyline UFO on night of the blackout ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Mars?? PD))
New York City · NY, USA
Blue disc with fire trails moving toward the earth and vanishing.
Manlius · NY, USA
Round glowing object observed in Manlius N.Y.
Ballston Lake · NY, USA
VERY close up look at a boomerang/trianglor shaped craft with lights on the bottom
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
bronze sphere, flashed silver, looked like a black horizontal line when flash turned off. moved in straight line across sky.
Oswego · NY, USA
On Sunday August 24th at aprox. 10:15 AM eastern time mysely and 2 others observed a sequence of 9 bright white / silver circle shapes
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
teardrop shaped craft with 3 steady lights underneath
Merrick · NY, USA
4 elliptical lit objects surrounded by a haze/halo, proceeding to individually dive, climb, zigzag. Lasted about 45 minutes.
Centereach · NY, USA
Silent,red and green arc shaped object going over trees from left to right,twice.Small round light in center
West Sayville · NY, USA
bright star-like object ascending out into space.
Dansville · NY, USA
We saw a large fireball in the sky below a ceiling of clouds. We watched it move at a steady speed in a straight path across the sky,
Manlius · NY, USA
7-3-03 A Soundless Vaporless Silver Cylinder Object Flyies East To West In The Suburbs Of Syracuse New York.
Manlius · NY, USA
One large oval object observed traveling east to west at a fairly high rate of speed, metallic silver/gold color. appeared to reflect t
Ithaca · NY, USA
Light seen in night sky at a camp fire in itaca, ny
Rochester · NY, USA
Very bright, star like object moving across the sky--backing up and making very sharp turns and circles.
Endicott · NY, USA
Craft re-enters the atmosphere
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Craft was near the moon and appeared to have landed on it.
Bay Shore · NY, USA
Strange red lights over Bay Shore
Buffalo · NY, USA
i was sitting in front of my house smoking a cigertte and when i looked up over a larg empty feild right across from me i saw somthing