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 · NY, USA
brownish lights forming triangle shape
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Invading Laguardia's Air Space.
Plattsburgh · NY, USA
It6 moved at a high rate of speed from northwest to southeast leaving no trail and showing no indication of being a manmade aircraft.
Hammond · NY, USA
UFO that appeared out of the corner of my eye, hovering up and down while going vertically southeast.
East Meadow · NY, USA
Saw 1 greyish disk shaped object for about 10 seconds than it dissapered
Bellmore · NY, USA
Yellowish light flying in a straight line across the sky at high speed, there was no sound. Another one followed about 2 minuets later.
Clifton Park · NY, USA
Red lights in the sky over Clifton Park
Utica · NY, USA
a medium sized sphere with no windows or visible doors it was making sharp turns and angular movements.
Greenwich · NY, USA
An indescribable feeling/light felt/seen in a short instant.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Hi , I am (name deleted) and i am so happy that I finaly found your website so that I can report a very interesting object
Windsor · NY, USA
Kept changing shape. Started as 2 after circuling a military jet. I have pictures of the jet as well as the 2 round then cigar shaped t
Mt. Morris · NY, USA
it was an oval shaped ship in the sky, with red lights all around it. there was a oval dome on the top of it. it stayed in the sky for
Arkport · NY, USA
Object in sky brighter than all others, clear morning; moved from right to left and then in a circular pattern.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
I saw something to the affect of a fireball yellowish orrange, its light got real bright .. soon after real dim and moving round
Smithtown · NY, USA
Light Hovers in the NY sky... and it's not the first time...
Buffalo · NY, USA
Half a Yellow Blimp
Hauppauge · NY, USA
Three lights in triangular formation traveling in a North-East Direction in sufflok, LI, from brentwood direction towards hauppauge.
New York City (Astoria; Queens) · NY, USA
I was out side smoking when I looked up and saw what I thought was a Large star. Then it started moving vast then very slow then not at
Sodus · NY, USA
Mars observers witness light moving in roller coaster pattern from east to west.
Bayport · NY, USA
Two glowing objects chasing, swirling, dancing in the nite sky.
Albany · NY, USA
3 Triangular objects
St. James · NY, USA
it was a circle with power fill lights and let out 2 other objects
Lockport · NY, USA
Lockport, NY Sighting. Hovering object pulsating and emitting different colors.
Portchester · NY, USA
Large dark object with water like reflection looked like a cylinder.
Hudson Falls · NY, USA
5 Disks spotted over Upper NY State