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)
Fulton · NY, USA
Fast moving bright lights over south of Fulton, followed til vanished.
Rochester · NY, USA
White sphere decending. Hovered in place for 10 min. saw headed north for a second then disappeared.
Mohawk · NY, USA
Orange circle shaped light hovered and then moved across sky
Clarence Center · NY, USA
2 bright orange lights moving north/south and stationary in western sky. ((anonymous report))
Deer Park · NY, USA
Over 20 red lights in a long zig zag row over Deer Park, NY forming a zig zag pattern headed east to west / west to east.
Lancaster · NY, USA
Four triangular orange fire balls in the sky
Central Square · NY, USA
Two separate occasions... red balls traveling northbound through center of sky. First one seemed to "burn out" after a bit.
Flanders · NY, USA
Flanders NY duration 2minutes bright round white light heading South Eastern posted 06/08/16
Flanders · NY, USA
Flanders, NY. Duration: 2minutes. Bright round white light heading South Eastern. Posted 06/08/16.
New York City · NY, USA
Take a look on Fox News story, "How evil is Hillary and Bill Clinton", with Bret Baier which has a date of June 12, 2016. Wh
New York · NY, USA
Take a look on Fox News story, "How evil is Hillary and Bill Clinton," with Bret Baier which has a date of June 12, 2016.
West Babylon · NY, USA
8 objects witnessed over Long Island, NY.
Farmingdale · NY, USA
A white circular object hovering in the sky above any planes.
East Northport · NY, USA
Small round stationary object randomly winking light and fading away from clarity.
Canton · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) Large object dispersed two smaller objects. ((anonymous report))
New York City · NY, USA
Bright red round object appeared above a building and was stationary for about 3-4 minutes. Suddenly descended and moved quickly to the
Endicott · NY, USA
Single round red object was seen hovering in the eastern sky and moving at high speed with erratic flight path.
New York · NY, USA
Oval shaped solid object non illuminated hovering motionless approximately 2000 ft over the East River of Manhattan, NYC.
Mount Sinai · NY, USA
Pulsating ball of light over mount Sinai, NY; takes off in an instant.
Dix Hills · NY, USA
10-12 orange flickering spheres going N to S, horizon to horizon in about 20-25 seconds.
Amsterdam · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) Super bright light, circular, reflective, faded out and/or moved away at very high speed. ((anonymous report))
Commack · NY, USA
ORANGE UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS.
Belleville · NY, USA
Former student pilot sees an object that he cant explain.
Johnson City · NY, USA
Multiple bright L.E.D. looking lights in a V formation,Suddenly disappears.
Willard · NY, USA
Saw two white lights flying side by side, then one went left and the other went right at unbelievable speed.