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)
Fire Island (Barett Beach) · NY, USA
A flash of blue green light in a south western direction about 75 feet above Atlantic Ocean coastline.
Albany · NY, USA
Distant (no ability to gauge, nor size,) a yellow light with alternating orange circle.
New Paltz · NY, USA
10/20/2017 - 8:35 a.m. - Driving on Rt.32 Southbound toward New Paltz from Rosendale, first observed appox. 1/2 mile North of Horsenden
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Grey cloud turned goldish then white/ silvery and when silvery looked like numerous objects
Queensbury · NY, USA
2 stationary flashing side by side very bright white lights
Astoria · NY, USA
Looking out 5th floor apartment window in Astoria, Queens which overlooks the East River and Manhattan's Skyline. ((anonymous report))
Mooers · NY, USA
So I was supposed to be headed to work well I was late and ended up not going well I had gotten into a. Fight with my gf when I just st
Huntington station · NY, USA
10 steady orange objects traveling north east over Huntington Station
Huntington · NY, USA
Cheveron shaped craft
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
About 8-10 objects were seen in the sky over Queens, NYC. I saw 2 helicopters circulating the sky (much lower than the spacecrafts). t
Staten Island · NY, USA
One golden orb.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
A very bright round shape light in the sky.
Voorheesville · NY, USA
Bright Orb dimmed , sped up and changed direction.
East Hampton · NY, USA
2 circle lights moving in unison, equal distance apart. Plane flew in front of them.
Syracuse · NY, USA
two pair of orange star like objects observed at equal distance moving about.
Williamson · NY, USA
Seen a light go across the sky higher than a plane would be in a faster pace and seen two more about 15 min later heard no sound
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Orange fireball, flying horizontally, stops, hovers, drops hot liquid debris 4-5 times, then flies upwards into space.
New York City · NY, USA
My son and his friend were sitting by the Hudson R., when they saw orange flashes followed by a circular UFO. ((anonymous report))
Rochester · NY, USA
Box-shaped UFO Low to Ground with 2 Red & 2 Blue Lights on Bottom Crosses 490 in Rochester
Ozone Park · NY, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information provided by source of report, who elects to remain anonymous. Hoax?? PD))
Jordan · NY, USA
Using a Bushnell Equinox Z night vision monocular; the night was clear. a sphere appeared in the viewfinder. ((anonymous report))
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Saw one object first looked like a star and it was still clear outside. Then turned into a fireball and looked lik the sun that’s when
Farmingville · NY, USA
Stationary dark colored object over Long Island.
Saratoga · NY, USA
I saw 2 objects in the sky blinking, making patterns and apparently communicating with each other.
Smithtown · NY, USA
Saw a silver color plane flying in the sky with shape like almost a eagle (2 triangles on the side and pointy front) and round belly(