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)
Watervliet · NY, USA
Pulsing white light travels left to right, disappears
Bethpage · NY, USA
Clusters of orange lights seen over Nassau County, LI, for period of over 30 minutes.
Staten Island · NY, USA
Cross shaped object with lights hovers over Huguenot section of Staten Island, NY
Binghamton · NY, USA
I looked up I seen three triangles a triangular formation.
Carmel · NY, USA
Thinner than a blimp but fatter than a cigar, flying low and slow. Close enough for witness to see ribbed features.
White Plains · NY, USA
Cluster of orange lights in formation in night sky.
Saratoga Springs · NY, USA
Bright light that dims and brighten. Disappears when passing by a/c fly by then reappears after plane passes. Seems to dance slowl
Buffalo · NY, USA
I didn't see any light in the sky while taking the photos, the light anomaly was visible after the photo was taken.
Richmondville · NY, USA
White dot appears to blow up another then chases another off NY
Kent · NY, USA
1 unknown craft extremely slow moving/hovering with bright flashing light pattern. ((anonymous report))
Long Beach · NY, USA
Two white circular lights chasing each other back and forth at fast speed.
New York City · NY, USA
Bright Red Lights Over Manhattan.
Scotia · NY, USA
Bright orb in sky, moving steadily, no trail, no streaks. Suddenly vanished.
New York · NY, USA
USGS satellite image anomaly. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly optical aberrations in satellite photo?? PD))
Camden · NY, USA
We were sitting on the couch and we looked out the window we thought that we had seen what look like a plane it was hovering in the sam
Glen Oaks · NY, USA
we where driving on the LIE when I saw the sky was green but only in a specific area. it was a circular area. ((anonymous report))
New York City · NY, USA
2 circle, balls of blue light were chasing each other, merging, getting apart and moving from being above us.((anonymous report))
Covington · NY, USA
Very bright light to the west
Huntington · NY, USA
A Piper PA-32R Saratoga pilot reported an object to ARTC and was asked to call FAA upon landing.
Rochester · NY, USA
It was around 11:15 pm my boyfriend and i were laying in bed my bed faces my window we heard what sounded like a car running outside o
Walton · NY, USA
3 orange/red balls of light moving across the sky
Cherry Creek · NY, USA
Started as 2 bright red shapes at night on the other side of the valley hovering in the sky. Combined the came apart and disappeared. R
Burnt Hills · NY, USA
Looked out of my class window and noticed a small egg-shaped object made of metal. ((anonymous report))
Northport · NY, USA
Yellow slightly orange 7 ft round silent luminescent object somewhat slowly glided low to ground 15 ft. In front of me.
Garrison · NY, USA
This was definitely one of the strangest things that I have ever seen. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon. My wife and I were on the back