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)
Yorktown/Jefferson Valley · NY, USA
Modestly bright green lit orb hovering above the ridge of a hill behind Trump Park Residences. Witnessed this while merging onto Taconi
Stony Point · NY, USA
We noticed a formation of objects first flying in a formation similar to the Little Dipper traveling from east to west.
South Shirley · NY, USA
I seen the Ship at a very Close and low distance I positively know they are Real theres no doubts in what i saw!
Patterson · NY, USA
Driving down 311 into Patterson from 22 and I see 3 bright lights that were clearly above the trees on the horizon. As we approached, w
Yorktown Heights · NY, USA
circle object flying at low speed.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
This is the second sighting in the same location. I have a city view and my area is very active with ufo sightings for some reason I ca
New York City · NY, USA
Saw strange flying object hover over head for 10 minutes.
Pawling · NY, USA
Two Red, Round, Erratically Pulsating Objects
Sherburne · NY, USA
Very bright vivid blue light making fast erratic movements the disappeared
Staten Island · NY, USA
Red dots, followed by red clear orb, followed by more red dots.
Staten Island · NY, USA
3 orange lights triangle formatiom floating in the air. No sound. Heading towards the ocean. No blinking lights.
Staten Island · NY, USA
12 cone-shaped flying objects with a strange orange/red glow and some with flashing lights. They were flying inline towards Atlantic.
West Hempstead · NY, USA
Two very bright red orange lights that were circular one behind another. They disappeared two times. Before that I saw 3 grey UFOs.
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
Unknown object hovering over Manhattan Lower East Side Sunday the 21st 0100 hrs..
Kenmore · NY, USA
Low, loud, flat bottomed craft flew over my home.
Rocky Poiint · NY, USA
2 bright lights in the sky. They disappeared then reappeared.
Centereach/Bohemia · NY, USA
I'M SURE OF WHAT I SAW.
Harrison · NY, USA
Bright light flying over my house on Christmas Day.
Hempstead · NY, USA
Cylindrical object seen over Long Island, N.Y..
Oswego · NY, USA
Steady, orange light, moving across the sky and flickering off.
Millbrook · NY, USA
Blinking, waivering aircraft that shoot off and disappear,
Carmel · NY, USA
2 red triangles flying close to the ground making no noise over Carmel
Yorktown · NY, USA
I saw this object out of the side of my car and it was large with a big neon green glow to it thne shortly after it disapears.
Ballston Lake · NY, USA
Two large very bright, circular, white lights appeared in a linear pattern for a brief moment then disappeared.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Bright green object speeding in the sky.