UFO Sightings in New York
16 nightmarks documented
Bright object observed over Franklin Springs in central New York (1966)
A bright unknown in the Mohawk Valley — near an Air Force electronics research center that designed surveillance systems.
Unidentified object observed at Suffolk County AFB on Long Island, New York (1966)
An unknown at the interceptor base protecting New York City — Long Island's air defenders saw something they couldn't intercept.
Low-altitude object with bright lights observed near Willsboro, New York (1966)
A brightly lit low-altitude object over Lake Champlain's remote western shore during New York's active 1966 wave.
Low-altitude luminous object startles witnesses near Lycoming, New York (1966)
A pulsating low-altitude object approached witnesses in rural New York during the explosive spring 1966 wave that shook Blue Book.
Close encounter with landed object at Cherry Creek farm, New York (1965)
A silver object descended on a New York farm — animals panicked, the radio went static, and purple residue remained.
Bright object observed over New York City — the nation's largest metropolis (1964)
A rare unknown over New York City — where eight million people and the world's busiest airspace made false reports almost impossible.
Bright object observed over Norwich in central New York (1964)
A bright unknown over the quiet valleys of central New York during the busy summer that followed the Socorro encounter.
Bright object observed over Salem in the upper Hudson Valley, New York (1962)
A bright silent object over the remote upper Hudson Valley — where the dark mountains of the New York-Vermont border met empty skies.
Silent elliptical object observed at low altitude near Mount Kisco, New York (1960)
A silent, slow-moving elliptical craft at low altitude baffled suburban New York witnesses just 50 miles from Manhattan.
Unidentified object observed at Griffiss AFB electronic warfare center in Rome, New York (1960)
An unknown over the Air Force's surveillance technology lab — where the people who designed radar couldn't identify what their radars saw.
Bright object observed over Irondequoit near Rochester, New York (1959)
A bright unknown on Lake Ontario's shore — near Rochester's optics and imaging capital.
Bright object observed over Merrick on Long Island during the 1957 wave (1957)
A bright unknown on Long Island during the 1957 wave — near Republic Aviation, where fighter-bombers rolled off the line.
Bright fast-moving object observed over Elmira, New York (1953)
A high-speed luminous object over upstate New York — fast enough to survive the post-Robertson Panel's debunking pressure.
Bright object observed over Mount Vernon, New York — minutes from Manhattan (1952)
A bright unknown just 15 miles from Manhattan — where residents were so accustomed to aircraft that only the truly strange was reported.
Bright object observed over White Plains in the New York suburbs (1952)
A bright unknown over White Plains — two days before radar-tracked UFOs over Washington would shock the world.
Bright object observed near Niagara Falls and critical hydroelectric infrastructure (1951)
A bright unknown over Niagara Falls — where hydroelectric plants powering the Northeast made the airspace a national security zone.