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)
Fredonia · NY, USA
Bright orb like light shooting in multiple directions early morning.
Syracuse · NY, USA
Very bright round object, witnesses descending and hovering in sky over the city.
East Aurora · NY, USA
7 Orange-Redish Oval Objects in the sky in East Aurora,NY
Syracuse · NY, USA
Flashes of white light in the Syracuse area, noticed around 11PM EDT, the night of 7/25/13
South Kortright · NY, USA
Object with Red, Blue, and Green Lights Hovers and moves over Catskill Mountains for 30+ minutes
Corfu · NY, USA
Yellow/Orange sphere that changed to blue sphere as it passed witnessed in Western NY by 2 campers
Bridgeport · NY, USA
Bright starlike stationary light (500 brighter than star) in nighttine sky
Middlesex · NY, USA
50-100 Orange Fire orbs over Middlsex, New York
Middle Village · NY, USA
Circular Craft with Brite White Light changing to a Red Light maneuevering impressively.
Sag Harbor · NY, USA
Fireballs (4) flew over
Buffalo · NY, USA
Loud noise heard in sky.
Gallatin/Red Hook · NY, USA
UFO report. Columbia County, Town of Gallatin NY . Star like object drops behind cloud. My wife and I moved outside at 8:45 p
New York City (Bronx) · NY, USA
HOVERING CRAFTS WITH ORANGE AND RED LIGHTS
Elba · NY, USA
Multiple ufo
East Moriches · NY, USA
Star-like object stayed still for 5 minutes then desended and ascended up and down a few times before disappearing.
Huntington Station · NY, USA
Orange fireball moving in a northeast direction. traveling sooth about 200 ft up
Buffalo · NY, USA
Balls of fire.
New York City · NY, USA
We were crossing GWB I was in backseat with friend he seen what I seen. Looked to be all black craft spinning like a top hovering. Two
Amherst · NY, USA
Glowing blue orb flying very low just west of NYS Thruway exit Williamsville Toll barrier.
Gloversville · NY, USA
Silent white ball of light slowly arched across sky
Ithaca · NY, USA
Star-like bright-white UFO over Ithaca, NY in June 2013.
Binghamton · NY, USA
Object with rapidly flashing lights gliding through night sky silently over Binghamton,NY
Rochester · NY, USA
Red Light with white yellow ora in sky near lake Ontario, Greece, Ny
Poughkeepsie · NY, USA
Large glow of light.
Jamestown · NY, USA
Odd shaped "ball" of light came in from W curved NE, not fast, below cloud cover. Silent. Might have discharged very small s