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)
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Flying Spacecraft's invasion ,abducting airplane,hiding out in my attic of my home and a prisoner.
Lockport · NY, USA
a friend and I were leaving from work in Clarence heading down Salt rd towards Lockport when the whole sky lite up like it was daylight
Holtsville · NY, USA
This occurred around 7:20 AM while getting my child ready for school. The sky was clear and blue. I was standing in front of my kitchen
Valley Stream · NY, USA
Multiple unidentified objects over Long Island.
Stormville · NY, USA
Dagger-like triangle with red lights all along the dagger shape moving slowly, hovering briefly then rising into cloud no sound.
Jackson Heights (NYC · Queens), NY, USA
2 green lights hovering then moved quickly across the sky before dropping and vanishing.
West Babylon · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) I heard a sound and woke up to see a creature in a blue outfit in my house.
Lockport · NY, USA
Two circular disk shaped crafts hovered closer and closer to the ground, pulsating red and white lights.
Guilderland · NY, USA
A bright, spherical object hovered thousands of feet above Guilderland, NY before vanishing in broad daylight.
Jackson Heights · NY, USA
Bright yellow sphere moving from west to east, then hovering and after some sharp left and right turns dissapearing behind a cloud
Phelps · NY, USA
It was a quick experience and it was a light that was there and then it bolted off.
Syracuse · NY, USA
2/25/2015 20:30 Bright light appeared over Syracuse, NY, for 15 minutes, then headed west.
Carmel · NY, USA
Bright red lights flying west-east over Lake Carmel.
West Babylon · NY, USA
Red to blue streak.
Staten Island · NY, USA
3 orange lights, triangular formation, not blinking, moving on S sky, silently. Seen with binoculars until disappeared.
Rochester · NY, USA
Star-like object in slow circular path suddenly speeds across sky in bright white cigar shape then disappears in cloud bank
Kingston · NY, USA
Surprisingly it was flying low and fast.
Johnstown · NY, USA
Orangish cigar shaped object moving irregularly, changed position in the sky over several hours
Bethpage · NY, USA
I looked up to the South sky and saw a round white light traveling east in an S-like pattern.
Mount Morris · NY, USA
Triangluar with a spot light in front and red tail light with blue lights on sides. Flying over Letchworth State Park, NY.
Buffalo · NY, USA
Hovering bright white light surrounded by pulsating green and red lights.
East Rockaway · NY, USA
2 green lights climbing then hovered for several minutes.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Observed a very small cigar-shaped, white, bright object.
Highlany · NY, USA
Sneaker shaped object descending into trees.
Staten Island · NY, USA
I work nights on my way home as usual last night at 0338 hrs I observed a strange (cobalt) blue very bright light strea