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)
Derby · NY, USA
Metalic triangle with crimson light in center, hovered very slowly and noislessly over the trees and then came around in an arc and dis
Whitestone (Queens · over), NY, USA
A disk shape object was spotted by my Dad while he was relax ing the back yard. He called to me sveral times .I thought he was pulling
Central Islip · NY, USA
Huge Triangle UFO
Canton · NY, USA
Three, blue, circular lights were hovering in a triangle formation over a field in Northern, NY in June 1991.
Levittown · NY, USA
My Mother her boyfriend and myself seen a spaceship like the one from Close Encounters of the 3rd kind hovering for like 5 minutes
Webster · NY, USA
Light taking off from the ground. ((anonymous report))
New York City (Far Rockaway) (Queens) · NY, USA
22:00 hrs far rockaway n.y.
Newburgh · NY, USA
very low flying diamond making no sounds
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
In the summer of 1991 around the months of May to September, the New York Post had a small paragragh printed, that anyone who thought t
Massapequa · NY, USA
A large bright hexigon shape over Massapequa NY
Mahopac · NY, USA
Bright, glowing ball of light silently hovered over condo complex, then flew over condos parallel to ground.
Scarsdale · NY, USA
Guard dogs on the hunt
Jamestown · NY, USA
A row of porthole shaped lights hovering at an altitude of approx. 500 feet spanning a distance of about 1 mile.
Endwell · NY, USA
Triangle-shaped formation of 5-6 bright white circular objects that flew slowly from North to South with steady light and no noise
Campbell Hall · NY, USA
The object seemed to be triangular in shape due to the setting of approx.7-8 red lights.It seemed to be larger than a football field, n
Sponk · NY, USA
Spherical object seen in Speonk (Hamptons area)
Lindenhurst (Long Island) · NY, USA
LIndenhurst, Long Island New York -- Triangular Craft
Ava · NY, USA
As I write this, I sometimes find hard to believe, especially with all that was ensued the next day. Now rest assured, I am prior serv
Levitown · NY, USA
i noticed a bright red diamond shape object going over my car,that looked like it was taking off
Cannon · NY, USA
Flashing Red Light flys at lightning speeds!
Salem · NY, USA
Object seen but nothing came out on film.
West Point · NY, USA
Large, slow craft cirlces over West Point, NY, in late spring of 1990.
South Fallsburg · NY, USA
Sitting on bench at golf course, looking up I saw round dark grey object not moving in the sky at cloud level. 4 times I looked down th
Buffalo · NY, USA
Non_Corporeal encounter, no craft, at home, morning
Thornwood · NY, USA
How the extremely bright light effected my vision!