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)
Cornwallville · NY, USA
Saw a stationary silvery Cigar shaped UFO in a perfectly clear blue sky for 8 seconds then just disappeared
Rochester (?) · NY, USA
Three orbs in the sky over rochester ny.
Vestal · NY, USA
Three lights forming tight triangle hovered in the sky for about 15 mins then was gone.
Pearl River · NY, USA
Red orange and round as if it was a comet. moved deliberately and changed directions, like it wasnt sure which way to go.
Miller Place · NY, USA
Abduction by friendly Pleiaidian Extra-Terrestrials.
Cocoa Beach · NY, USA
We saw a ball of orange light slowly ascending into the sky and then it just disappeared.
Lysander · NY, USA
Bright orange light.
Patchogue · NY, USA
While driving down the road my husband first noticed the lights in the sky. It did not look like anything we have ever seen.
Middlesex · NY, USA
UFO may have been seen taking off..
Rochester · NY, USA
Floating Stationary Cylindrical Lights.
Kingston · NY, USA
Moving from the west to the east turned north lasting several seconds to a minute or more a large rectangular fireball over my back yar
Commack · NY, USA
Orange fire like lights in sky.
Guilderland · NY, USA
Bright lights traveling together.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
SILVER BULLET UFO HOVERING STATIONARY IN BROOKLYN SKY, THEN VANISHED!
Rochester · NY, USA
4 white lights rotating in the sky,right within the clouds.
Pearl River · NY, USA
Changing white to red light that hovered and changed positions in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: "Twinkling" star?? PD))
New York · NY, USA
Glowing cyan blue object in night sky
Elmira · NY, USA
Sitting on my back porch, myself and four other individuals witnessed what appeared to be a moving star. ((anonymous report))
Lockwood · NY, USA
See above.
Shirley · NY, USA
Unusual sound, then silence, small lighted craft left in its wake, all disappeared.
Wallkill · NY, USA
2 formations of lights were spotted, one of which rotated as went from being very far to very close in a very short time before we ran.
Homer · NY, USA
Orange flaming disk slowly descends vertically and disappears behind obstructions.
Binghamton · NY, USA
Fleet of metalic objects over Binghamton N.Y.
New York City · NY, USA
Flying object with large bright light-The object was moving rapidly and changed to at least 4 different colors. MARCH 31, 2014 NYC
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Red green UFO or drone sighting Brooklyn