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)
Chazy Lake · NY, USA
Bright orangish-red light silently moving slowly over lake.
Bayville · NY, USA
Small and extremely bright intermitten white light. High altitude on clear and sunny Labor Day. Did not move for at least 40 minutes.
Valley Stream · NY, USA
Intermittently pulsing object at very high altitude possibly low orbital, extremely slow movement, often stationary - in daylight.
Red Hook · NY, USA
Taconic State Pkwy north; saw three groups of three white orbs floating in the sky.
Staten Island · NY, USA
Circular, buzzing, UFO, 2 green lights and 2 orange lights, speeds extremely high; non human.
Buffalo · NY, USA
Black cloud hovering close to ground disappears in front of my eyes
Clarence · NY, USA
Two bangs heard and one flash seen in northern sky outside Buffalo New York at 22:41 on 9/11/15
Peru · NY, USA
Pulsing orange orb.
Staten Island · NY, USA
Many bright lights flying over Staten Island.
Clifton Park · NY, USA
2 bright orange objects (like a fireball) moving slowly across the sky in upstate NY at approx. 9pm. Witnessed for about 2 min
Brunswick · NY, USA
I was looking outside at the beautiful stars when I saw one flashing. One by one 4 of them appeared. They we're moving.
New York City · NY, USA
Morphing light being in NY.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
As I stared into the night from attic apartment. I noticed a color changing from green to red to white which at first was bigger than a
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
As I was looking out my window I noticed a bright white oval looking object flying over near bensonhurst, in Brooklyn at 650pm, it was
Astoria · NY, USA
Objected glowed bright white and flew in a rapid zigzag motion, stopped then glowed brightly and shot out dissapearing into the clouds
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
A craft is flying over Brooklyn. I am in Brooklyn north looking south. The craft has a circular motioned attachment could be a camera r
Webster · NY, USA
Multiple orange orbs levitating in formation
Webster · NY, USA
Multiple orange orbs going in and out of the atmosphere in a synchronized formation, eventually disappearing one by one
Modena · NY, USA
Orange/red sphere...hovering the treeline.
Rochester · NY, USA
Bright orange orbs hoovering and zipping through the atmosphere with ease.
Bay Shore (Long Island) · NY, USA
Approx. 9:30pm, in Bay Shore, Long Island, NY, I witnessed bright orange flame like objects in the sky. They came in clusters of 4-7.
Rexford · NY, USA
Before the moon was shadowed by earth, my camera (only) picked up this green orb, moving erratically. I have many more photos and two
Huntington · NY, USA
Witnessed six bright orange orbs with bright white centers traveling from the SE to the NW about 30 seconds to one minute apart, eventu
Batavia · NY, USA
Red light with green blinking light hovered in SW sky then moved quickly to the side and downwards. Disappeared in the SW sky.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
It was hovering over Manhattan, but going in a circle motion with bright white light, with flashing red and green light for an hour.