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)
Lackawanna · NY, USA
Big Aircraft Hovering Above Woods
Lisbon · NY, USA
Red moving object that had no noise and vanished.
Fort Edward · NY, USA
I've seen the obvious objects that are mistaken for UFO's, but this is the first time I've ever seen what I'd honestly call a UFO.
Schenectady · NY, USA
One egg-shaped object with odd wings on each side. Orange / yellowish color hovering above the trees approx. 2 minutes then flew quickl
Liberty · NY, USA
2 rays and a star during the light of day
Binghamton · NY, USA
It was flying a distance away, it was blinking, and I couldn't make out a shape.
Fulton · NY, USA
Warbling flashing object spotted slowly moving across Fulton sky
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Sting Ray like triangle + followed Pyramid shaped object.
New York (Remsaleer Train Station) · NY, USA
3 circling and spiraling orbs over the area of the Rensaleer Amtrak train station.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Fireball gliding over Brooklyn at 19:43, jumping flames within it heading a northeastern direction.9-11-14.
Levittown · NY, USA
Red/orange glowing object headed south over Long Island.
New York City (Queens) · NY, USA
The object in question was close enough for me to see three lights. Two of them were closer to each other and the other in the front by
Duanesburg · NY, USA
It was late at night in Duanesburg, a rural town outside of Schenectady, New York. The sky is usually clear and it was this night, too.
Dansville · NY, USA
Saw a flash of light in the night skys of Dansville, New York.
Goshen · NY, USA
Unexplained lights and shape in the night sky seemingly paralleling an aircraft.
Newburgh · NY, USA
Round, bright light, moving across sky, captured by sky-watching cameras.
Balmville · NY, USA
Triangular Craft appears in break of the cloud very briefly then disappears with incredible rapid speed
Patchogue · NY, USA
At midnight I saw in a very clear sky 3 vertical lights stationary in the sky. To the right of it there was another light formation ve
North Tonawanda · NY, USA
Bright orange globe traveled past me and disappeared into the woods behind my house.
New York City (Jamaica) · NY, USA
UFO sighting in Jamaica Queens, NY.
Rochester · NY, USA
3 silent deep black triangular UFO's Charlotte Beach.
Corinth · NY, USA
Orange Glowing Lights without any sound.
Forestville · NY, USA
It was a little after 7:00 pm, I was getting the kids into bed when my mother noticed something out the window. She had us all come to
Saratoga Springs · NY, USA
((HOAX??)) Saw a red-orange-ish circle. Sat there for 15 min and then watched as it flew away.
North Greenbush · NY, USA
Green light ufo in Albany, NY.