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)
Pearl River · NY, USA
Driving northbound on Orangeburg Rd toward Pearl River passing over the resivpr. We saw an upside down v formation of 4 pairs of orang
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
White orb travels east across lower Manhattan.
Batavia · NY, USA
Airliner "foo fighter?" Bright point of light plays with airliner.
Fishkill · NY, USA
Orange glowing object stationary in sky over Beacon, Newburgh, NY.
Barryville · NY, USA
Very bright, very clear boomerang sighting in New York.
Staten Island · NY, USA
Fast moving strange light.
Parishville · NY, USA
At 7:45 we pulled in to the driveway coming home from a ride. we heard jets flying over, must of been from fort drum army base.
Parishville · NY, USA
Orange globe like things in sky.
Schenectady · NY, USA
Flashing blue object traveling at high rate of speed over Schenectady, NY
Spencer · NY, USA
4 large orbs moving in a circular pattern then moving to the cntr and moving out again, 45 minutes. ((NUFORC Note: Adv. Lights? PD))
Niagara Falls · NY, USA
Two dull orange glowing football shaped objects with bird-like flight pattern seen by witness.
Dix Hills · NY, USA
Blue Trailing Fireball falling out of the sky at incredible speed.
Canton · NY, USA
Number of bright lights blinking around a circle of bright light, the center was light red and flashing, the object was moving we could
Wappinger's Falls · NY, USA
White light, no blinking, moving across the sky, then disappeared. My husband witnessed it with me.
Gouverneur · NY, USA
A friend and I were hanging out in the backyard of his Aunt's and I looked up and saw 2 strange lights. I pointed it out to my friend a
Utica · NY, USA
Light appearing and disappearing in different parts of the sky.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Bright orange/red fireball looking object flying over NY/NJ towards Verrazano Bridge.
Lake Luzerne · NY, USA
4 color flashing circular UFO ships in upstate NY, USA
Cobleskill · NY, USA
Rectangular UFO sighting above cavernous mountains, Cobleskill NY
Syracuse · NY, USA
Reddish Orange glowing circular object over NYS Fair on Laborr Day.
Fort Salonga · NY, USA
The object like a black bowling ball was quiet, steady and unmarked.
Glens Falls · NY, USA
Bright white light does flyby.
Brentwood · NY, USA
Triangular shape aircraft hovering just above tree tops.
New York City · NY, USA
Yankees vs Redsox Broadcast YES Network close up of the moon shows something shooting from the moon.
Clarence · NY, USA
Shape started far away as a white light (bright) and turned out to be a delta shape with yellowy white/red lights.