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)
Staten Island · NY, USA
Cylinder/cigar shaped bright white lighted front, 1/5 rear yellow light- shot/flew past extremely fast and disappeared in 2-3 seconds.
North Babylon · NY, USA
3 orbs in a triangle shape, moving SW. They disappear, and then reappear 3 seconds later, traveling the same path at 850 pm.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
My daughter and I were watching TV and I notices from the window a bright orange light, I wondered what it could be so bright then I sa
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
UFO over Brooklyn, Dyker Heights -Bensonhurst 8/22/15, approx 9:20PM EST, reddish light, no strobe or flash and in 30 -45 seconds trave
New York City · NY, USA
Orange orbs of light popping out of nowhere!
Rochester · NY, USA
Seen 2 orange orbs passing NE to N each dropped 3 small bright objects then later I used a telescope because I seen 2 bright stars that
Kenmore · NY, USA
Two orange objects over niagra frontier
Orangeburg · NY, USA
Saw av object flying lower than normal aircraft. It had 4 flashing bright yellow lights on each end
Port Chester · NY, USA
Was sitting on my roof with my wife enjoying the night viewing the stars when suddenly looking towards the east we saw what looked like
Oceanside · NY, USA
Orange lights flying set distance from one another in an arc. Single craft later observed.
Staten Island · NY, USA
Red/orange object moving rapidly north by northeast.
New City · NY, USA
A low flying sphere was spotted, originally thought to be a shooting star, but then made some very strange maneuvers for about 10 - 15
Syracuse · NY, USA
Large bright orange craft over Syracuse.
Selden · NY, USA
While I was at a stop sign waiting to make a right turn i noticed,a very bright glowing light ,coming from the south east.at first i th
Syracuse · NY, USA
I stepped out of my home at approxinately 21:00 to help a stranded motorist, when I spotted four red lights in a 'Z' pattern stationary
Hicksville · NY, USA
Orange almost twinkling sphere shaped objects. Flying from west to east. Firstly appx 8-10 in a formation of singular and dual file.
Shirley · NY, USA
I was looking at the sky because I have seen a lot of strange things in Shirley It is the same area where the plane came down in morivh
Phoenix · NY, USA
Ball of light seen in night sky.
Henderson Bay · NY, USA
Objects over Lake Ontario.
Syracuse · NY, USA
1 bright oval shape and 2 acorn orange fireballs
Plainview · NY, USA
I just saw four lights in the sky in plain view. They made a perfect square and hovered above my car, and stayed in the same spot.
Poughkeepsie · NY, USA
Craft appeared with green and white strobe lights. Unable to determine shape. Flying object appeared 4x 's. Each time during and after
Maspeth · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) Orange red fireball.
Syracuse · NY, USA
Craft spotted during fireworks show.
Syracuse · NY, USA
Orange Orbs... at least 30 spotted over 2 plus hours during fireworks display.