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)
Baldwinsville · NY, USA
4 orange orbs silent and stationary low in sky. Disappeared suddenly.
Islip · NY, USA
I saw a craft low flying quickly from my window, I went outside it was right above me::: flashing circle like red, blue and green light
Syracuse · NY, USA
Large center light with 3 lights coming from center forming plus sign shape.
Rochester · NY, USA
On 10AU18, I was facing E by the Genesee R.. When I saw an object flying north to south very quickly also going up and do
Malone · NY, USA
Three fuzzy Gold Objects in Formation flying by in 20 seconds
Levittown · NY, USA
5 Red and yellow lights in a circle over Long Island.
Bronx · NY, USA
AAV above me before entering emergency room!
Setauket · NY, USA
Saw a spherical object in the night sky, appeared to be on fire, flying in a controlled manner, low altitude
Queens Village (Long Island) · NY, USA
Stationary, hovering, bright light. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of Mars? PD))
Buffalo · NY, USA
UFO hoovering over watching fireworks then takes off.
Chestertown · NY, USA
Object changed colors from white to yellow to orange and shape shifted.
richmondville · NY, USA
Traveling west on highway 88 near richmondville, ny friday morning 7/6/18 saw a semi truck with trooper and military escort traveling e
Spencerport · NY, USA
Orange sphere flying in an "S" pattern in Western NY.
Lindenhurst · NY, USA
We saw a bright, orange object travelling across the sky, silent, almost as if on fire but was not..just extremely bright yellowish/ora
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
In Prospect Park, my wife and I saw a sphere like object slowly move across the sky. It was stationary for long periods in the sky as w
Greece · NY, USA
My wife and I saw a silver cylinder object traveling east at about 15000 ft in the sky about the size of a car. ((anonymous report))
Garrison · NY, USA
This was a brief but very interesting sighting. I live in a valley. Our house sits about halfway up on one of the sides. It was summer
Ellenville · NY, USA
Still curious about what I saw while in McDonald's parking lot while waiting for my boys to get back dropped off to me, so it had to be
Cheektowaga · NY, USA
Two triangular objects they were black with white lights underneath them three on each no sound and they were about four to five hundre
Haines Falls · NY, USA
Two orange orbs witnessed at North-South Lake Campground.
East Aurora · NY, USA
Large, bright, circular object. No noise. Changed speed and direction. ((anonymous report))
Indian Lake · NY, USA
Translucent, glistening tube coming out of the clear blue sky.
Watervliet · NY, USA
4 Extremely Bright Stationary Flashes
Rochester · NY, USA
I was with my friend and we were in my backyard which is a very wooded area and it was pretty dark but we were just going for a walk. A
Hudson · NY, USA
Orange oval like moved from north to south south east in a row one after another 1-2 minutes apart