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)
Utica · NY, USA
Oval/egg shaped object, white translucent color observed appearing to hover/vibrate moving slightly to the West. Turned away, looked a
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Craft was triangular-pyramidal sort of shape.With 3 circular bright lights under the craft.These lights were so bright like the s
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Black Tetrahedron Pyramid UFO in plain daylight over New York City.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
UFO'S in Brooklyn New York broad daylight sighting
Bloominggrove · NY, USA
objects flying at avery high altitude
East Northport · NY, USA
Ball followed by Stream of orange light.
Montauk · NY, USA
Montauk Mystery Lights
Syracuse · NY, USA
very suprized & dejaview of it as to want to record
Newburgh (near) · NY, USA
Triangular shadow passes over moon
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
Round bright silver object w/ belt wobbled across the sky
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
I recorded on a 8mm camcorder, a round/disclike object moving across the face of the moon....twice!!!
Raquette Lake (Golden Beach Campground) · NY, USA
A second object joined the first after the first had circled repeatedly for over 45 minutes, leading us to believe that it was a milita
Raquette Lake · adirondack mts., NY, USA
my son and I were fishing in a canoe and we noticed a light in the sky that was traveling in spurts of distance. It was not a steady l
Hunter · NY, USA
I saw three pink "stars" flying in a triangle formation
Dannemora · NY, USA
Bright orange ball moves slowly over Chazy Lake, then vanishes over trees. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Charalton · NY, USA
UNEXPLAINABLE PULSATING LIGHT IN THE NIGHT SKY
Lackawanna · NY, USA
3 different objects. one flash of red light bouncing across sky. one triangular shape spinning then jumped in a right angle. one wa 2
Lackawanna · NY, USA
Diamond shaped object of red tint hovered then moved in a north to south direction.
Chautaqua Road · NY, USA
me and my friend (who was driving) were traveling up chautaqua road when we noticed a light just ahead in the sky and very low. It was
New Rochelle · NY, USA
It was about 7:30pm and I was observing the fishermen and planes land at a nearby airport.
Deer Park · NY, USA
we saw a craft as we were driving down the road.
Ontario · NY, USA
We were sitting out on my deck visiting about old times (NO alchohol or drugs involved) and noticed an object in the Northeast sky at a
Malta · NY, USA
fast moving white light
Pound Ridge · NY, USA
I saw a sphere flying north east. It was going fast then slowed down. blinked twice and let off a smaller sphere.
Modena · NY, USA
Saw and video taped strange objects over my house.