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)
Riverhead · NY, USA
Circular green object entering our atmosphere turned into light storm of energy.???? ((NUFORC Note: Meteor??? PD))
Massena · NY, USA
Fiery lights in color resembling like a sparkler
Syracuse · NY, USA
Two flashing lights move together same direction and speed and then vanish
Baldwinsville · NY, USA
I noticed a light in the sky tonight It was still not moving, I noticed it while closing my window. ((anonymous report))
Ronkonkoma · NY, USA
Flickering lights in a V formation with one trailing far behind disappearing into the sky.
Ronkonkoma · NY, USA
Flickering lights in a "V" formation, with one trailing far behind, disappearing into the sky.
New York City · NY, USA
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New York City · NY, USA
White hazy ball of light ~size of the moon flew by underneath the full moon in a matter of 3 seconds ; vanished. ((anonymous report))
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Two fast spheres orange in color were moving north by northwest over Brooklyn.
New York · NY, USA
UFO sightings over NYC (multiple occurrences).
Sylvan Beach · NY, USA
3 Oval Orange Shaped Disks hovering over Oneida Lake on East Side of Syracuse.
Albany · NY, USA
Riding my bike at 11:11pm near my motel.
Central Square · NY, USA
I was looking at Mars through a telescope when I looked up and I saw it moving, had no flashing lights. I first thought it was a plane
North Syracuse · NY, USA
Light which looked like a star but flew by very fast. ((anonymous report))
Pomona · NY, USA
Large light that flashed and blinked out.
Lancaster · NY, USA
Have seen multiple UFOs over the course of the past 6 months, orbs of light, one included 2 military planes. ((anonymous report))
New York City (Yonkers) · NY, USA
Cluster of fireball objects.
Oneonta · NY, USA
Rectangular green lights taking a grid of the sky.
Tappan · NY, USA
Small light (orb?) flying alongside a helicopter over my house.
Corona (Queens) · NY, USA
Strange moving and color changing lights in the sky and strange flying object
Potsdam · NY, USA
Slow pulse orange light moved in non-aerodynamic manner
Alden · NY, USA
A saucer type shape with a small dome on top was hovering in the sky that continuously cycled colors from red, yellow and green.
Albany · NY, USA
I was eating at local restaurant on Wolf Rd looking towards the western sky and saw a straight black object flying straight up and down
Deer Park · NY, USA
Are stationary fixed to moon moving with it. ((NUFORC Note: Possible celestial bodies?? PD))
Stony Point · NY, USA
Heard an insanely loud roaring noise while sitting in my house. It sounded like a plane and lasted a while.