Take Me to Your Leader
Menu
Civilian reports · Source: NUFORC

UFO sightings in Rochester, New York

There are 6 civilian UFO sighting reports from Rochester, New York in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1976 to 2012. That is 3% of the 214 reports from New York, the fourth most of any place in the state. The busiest year was 2004, with 2 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were boomerang (1), disc (1) and orb (1).

The reports

Sighting reports from Rochester

All 6 reports, newest first.

Witness onlyCivilian accounts. Not checked by this site.
  1. 16 Oct 2012 · 01:00Other· 5 s

    White teardrop light came out of nowhere and disappeared right over LAKE AVE.

    Show on map
  2. 13 Oct 2010 · 04:45Orb· 1 h

    Orange light seen hovering and moving over Rochester

    Show on map
  3. 27 Oct 2004 · 22:45Sphere· 6 s

    Round silent object zooms across horizon

    Show on map
  4. 27 Oct 2004 · 22:30Boomerang· 1 min

    Huge low flying black chevron shaped craft sighted on the night of the lunar eclipse.

    Show on map
  5. 21 Oct 1995 · 22:00Disc· 10 min

    UFO followed me

    Show on map
  6. 15 Oct 1976 · 19:30Other· 10 s

    Flashing red light appeared a foot above my car then sped away at incredible speed.

    Show on map
Elsewhere in New York

More UFO sightings in New York

All 214 reports from New York →
About this data

Where these reports come from

Reports are from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) public database: what members of the public said they saw, in their own words. Nobody has checked them, and most sightings have ordinary explanations.