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)
Oppenhium · NY, USA
A large kitchen table sized, ovel with lights going around it went past my house not making a sound.
Coram · NY, USA
It was 5-10 feet above my head and my sunroof was wide open,
New York City · NY, USA
a flying colorful disc above my car, near Erie. ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax?? PD))
Burnt Hills · NY, USA
Giant rectangular craft (resembling an upside-down aircraft carrier) over highway near Saratoga, NY.
Schenectady · NY, USA
I had just picked up my Daugther (2yrs old) from my Mother-in-Laws and was on my way home it was a clear cold crisp day with the leaves
Stone Ridge · NY, USA
Sitting on bench at UCCC. Looked up to the West and saw an oval UFO. Closed my eyes because my mind could not believe what it was witne
Ithaca · NY, USA
A bright object was seen from a far distance. It gave off a bright white light, sometimes turning gold, the it would turn red and green
Berkshire · NY, USA
V shaped light formation traveling in a south-west to north-east between Binghamton and Ithaca, NY
Stone Ridge · NY, USA
While riding home at night, my wife, daughter, and I saw an object in the sky to our left over a cornfield. From the center of the obj
Stone Ridge · NY, USA
strange lights in field sound similar to another area sighting
New York City · NY, USA
5 LIGHT THAT LOOKED LIKE STARS MOVING UP AND DOWN ON LIGHT AT A TIME
Wurtsboro · NY, USA
I was coming back from yankee lake when i saw it coming towards route 17.About 11:30 P.M.
Kingston · NY, USA
Kingston, NY Sighting
New York City (Staten Island) · NY, USA
i know what i saw
New York City · NY, USA
Observation of egg blimp shapped object in front of World Trade Center Towers, NY. Possibly a second sighting.
New York City · NY, USA
no light and moved very slowly
Copake · NY, USA
Distant, Strange, Moving/Dancing/Fighting? Lights
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
I just turned around for 1/2 a second, and it was GONE!!
Corning · NY, USA
Triangle UFO above Corning, NY.
Long Island city Queens · NY, USA
2 wing-shaped craft each with 6 small ball shaped smaller balks or circle with 2 winged shaped crafts In the middle touch noses spin ar
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Object seen moving very fast,and was moving sideways about a 90 degree at top speed,it had three or four orange color glow ports at tai
Phoenix · NY, USA
It had my head in a vice-like grip and was "reading" me.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
I observed a round black object pass in front of the moon through my telescope.
Cortlandt Manor · NY, USA
circular craft hovered emitting green and red.
Oswego · NY, USA
Rusty-red colored triangular shaped object with red lights came up over the shore of Lake Ontario and flew in a quick zig zag pattern