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)
Bethpage · NY, USA
Objects stopped and emitted sparks, a pause then emitted sparks again.
Lake George · NY, USA
I thought it was drone but the light was too big and too far away for a drone.
Springville · NY, USA
Stationary object reflecting in sunlight as jet passed below it
Oakdale · NY, USA
Last night at about 10pm while I had family visiting my Mom stepped outside and saw something odd in the sky, she called for us to come
New Berlin · NY, USA
3 orbed lights over substation in newberlin ny
Jamestown · NY, USA
Two bright lights resembling a large star with orange around its perimeter flew past me within minutes of each other.
Raleigh · NY, USA
Bright orange fireball with no sound.
Webster · NY, USA
UFO with big bright light headed toward us.
Pottersville · NY, USA
12 bright white spheres heading in same direction were seen by two witnesses at a high altitude in quasi formation. No sound.
Wilton · NY, USA
Saw a red oval shaped object flying slowly across the sky, made no sound. Followed it for about 30 seconds than it disappered.
Amherst · NY, USA
Red light orb.
New York City · NY, USA
Object moving in space around the Moon.
East Meadow · NY, USA
It was two objects that looked like flames at first very very bright coming towards each other... then they diverged in opposite direct
Endwell · NY, USA
Hazy oval shape then a light in the center then faded to a small circle and disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: Spent rocket? PD))
Forest Hills · NY, USA
A circular craft came from North to my house yard. Spinning counter clock wise . 25' to 30' object, haze around. 2:00 event.
Forest Hills · NY, USA
Circular craft came from North spinning, settled on ground 2:00 minutes, no spin. Take off high speed. 5 pictures only.
Rochester · NY, USA
4 orange balls of light in the sky above Park Avenue.
Albany · NY, USA
3 orange moving lights in the sky, not aircraft.
Angola · NY, USA
Red orb speed about mock 9 pulcated then dissapared over tree line.
High Falls · NY, USA
30 white orbs visit my yard.
Floral Park · NY, USA
Drone-ish type thing.
Poughkeepsie · NY, USA
Triangular flying object with white lights on each angle and green light in the middle. Traveled at un-normal flying speeds.
Sugar Loaf · NY, USA
3 triangular shaped or triangular lit objects moving then hovering very high in the night sky
Cazenovia · NY, USA
Blue and green fireball with tail seen failing rapidly then dissapering into the night sky.
New Hartford · NY, USA
Large flash of neon green light with gold and white arched through the night sky.