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)
Newburgh · NY, USA
Driving west on I-84 I drove adjacent and under a massive aircraft with 3 white lights and a central red light.
Patchogue · NY, USA
Hovering circle them changed color and took off
Staten Island · NY, USA
A bright round light that moved across the sky and then went straight up towards the stars and disappeared as it got smaller.
Chestertown · NY, USA
Bright light traveling NE then making 90 degree turn SE, Crossing Milky Way then going straight up.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
4 Silver Cigar Shaoed Crafts Over Brooklyn
Farmington · NY, USA
Single white light moving erratically.
Interlaken · NY, USA
Bright white light was stationary, turned to Orange/red color and moved up and down and sideways. No noise. Have seen it several nights
Baldwin · NY, USA
Glowing fireball goes over my house
New York · NY, USA
Slow moving object with very bright white lights.
Camden · NY, USA
Bright light off in distance. moving erratically. blinking colors of blue,red, yellow, green. observed thru binoculars
Mayfield · NY, USA
At 04:00 I woke up and went on our back porch i looked up and saw a light flashing purple yellow red all sorts of colors. I work up my
Utica · NY, USA
UFO Mothership shooting a beam of light. 1Min Video
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
On balcony enjoying a beautiful night by the beach a bright light appeared from the north white and bright. Object shot left and disapp
Bayport · NY, USA
Was looking up at the sky while on my job and the next minute I saw something in the sky that was not a airplane and was hovering at a
Glens Falls · NY, USA
An extremely large disc shaped object with green, red and yellow flashing lights flew diagonally across the sky very fast. Disappeared
Petersburg · NY, USA
Cigar shaped object with red lights elevated into low hanging clouds. The clouds illuminatrd red. Wasnt fast enough with phone to catch
Flushing (Queens) · NY, USA
VERY LARGE SHAPE CHANGING GOLD METALLIC OBJECT OVER FLUSHING QUEENS
Syracuse · NY, USA
Steady stream of red, slow moving lights in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Harriman State Park · NY, USA
Last night August 5th, 2019 myself and 3 other witnesses encountered a UFO sighting at exactly 23:35. The event lasted 4 minutes. We we
Gloversville · NY, USA
While returning from work it was 2:10 am I turned right off from 920j at rt. 30A toward walmart supercenter when I noticed bright light
Utica · NY, USA
Red sphere hovering low on our street
Pendelton · NY, USA
White light over cornfield.
Minetto · NY, USA
White cylinder object that disappeared in an open sky.
Hammond · NY, USA
10 lights S of Hammond. No particular shape, varying in brightness. Were arranged in a semi zig-zag shape. ((anonymous report))
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Star bright / white dots - over Brooklyn Prospect Park. 15 August 2019 (7pm / 19:00)