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)
Buffalo · NY, USA
Round craft with orange lights seen in Buffalo, New York
Levittown · NY, USA
14 orange sphere shaped objects seen in the sky traveling northeast on Long Island on July 4th during fireworks.
Valley Stream · NY, USA
Huge bright red/orange oval craft moved straight across the sky on July 4, 2013 at 11:15pm Long Island, NY
Franklin Square · NY, USA
Bright red circular object over Franklin Square Long Island
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Red/orange fireball object streaking across sky twice in straight lines at high rate of speed
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Group of 7-10 lights was just floating in the sky.
Canajoharie · NY, USA
Driving east on N.Y. State thruway around 10:30 pm noticed orange orbs, looked like when people ski down a mountain at night with cande
Lindenhurst · NY, USA
Yellow/orange orb shoots across sky in Lindenhurst, NY at approximately 9:00pm edt.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Group of circular objects flying in formation flying in proximity to planes.
Minoa · NY, USA
A dozen Amber lights flying in a line.
Fairport · NY, USA
A circle craft being followed by two military jets which were close together and NO SOUND from the 3 of them.
Ithaca · NY, USA
Bright orange slow moving light.
Staten Island · NY, USA
I was outside smoking on Friday July 12 2013 at 9:04pm, when I heard a strange noise in the skys. I look up, and behind the clouds I sa
Albany · NY, USA
50 identical lights, looking just like stars, moving in unison at 10K feet.
Sodus Center · NY, USA
3 orange orbs sail slowly through night sky over Sodus Center, N.Y..
Coram · NY, USA
Coram Red glowing/flickering....something...what was it?
Endicott · NY, USA
Strange light anomoly in the southern sky over Endicott, NY.
Slate Hill · NY, USA
Slow moving object with series of intense flashes.
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
Blinking Red to White Light making a circle pattern for hours.
Buffalo · NY, USA
I saw a yellow-orange, spherical glowing light in the early evening sky, moving horizontally at first and then changing direction.
Willet · NY, USA
Horizontal flickering lights that appeared and disappeared in Upstate NY
Staten Island · NY, USA
It was moving very very fast and was very bright red like mini eclipses.
Dunkirk · NY, USA
Red orb traveling at constant rate and altitude; air traffic within proximity of the object 21:40 hrs.
Lockport · NY, USA
Fire orange halo discs appearing to move linearly at the same speed.
Amityville · NY, USA
Four rotating circular objects changing colors in a cloud. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly advertising lights?? PD))