5 Cities in New York Have the Most UFO Sightings in America

It seems like aliens really like visiting New York.

Have you ever seen anything in the sky you couldn't possibly explain?

While some people mistake airplanes or Starlink satellites as spaceships, there have been some accounts that make you wonder if we truly are alone in space.

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A recent study from the Pew Research Center finds a majority of Americans believe aliens exist. Roughly 65% of the population believe in intelligent life on other planets while just 11% of Americans don't believe in aliens at all.

Interestingly, one in 10 Americans believe UFOs are a major threat to our national security.

Whether or not a conquering spacefaring force is heading for us has yet to be seen or even proven.

But if there truly are aliens floating across American airspace, where are they visiting most?

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A new study from BetUS looked into the number of UFO sightings and where the most reports originated. Shockingly, New York beat Nevada and New Mexico in the roundup.

The study said New York City has reported the second-most UFO sightings, with 313 people seeing something unusual in their skies over the past 11 years. Because of this, NYC was ranked the 2nd best city to see a UFO.

Maybe there's a real good reason why Men in Black was based in NYC.

5 Cities in New York Report the Most UFO Sightings in America

Aliens love New York and are, apparently, frequent visitors to these five cities.

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BetUS found that New York's most active date for UFO sightings was April 7, 2015, when 18 separate reports were made.

The outlet also found the most common "shape" of these unknown objects are balls of light.

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See The 10 New York Cities Most Likely To Have Ghost Or UFO Sightings

Over the last few years, the discussion of UFOs certainly become a less taboo and more mainstream topic. Even government officials seem to be acknowledging sightings more frequently. Throw in ghost sightings, and there is just a lot of crazy stuff we just cannot explain. It turns out, the state of New York is a hotbed for these "supernatural" sightings. Since these sightings have been recorded, these are the 10 New York cities with the most supernatural occurrences according to Great Lakes Stakes. Including 2 in the Capital Region!

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The Top 25 Most Baffling UFO Sightings Reported in New York This Year

When residents of the Empire State spot something unexplainable in the skies, they report it to the National UFO Reporting Center. There's been about 80 new sightings so far in 2023 that raised a few hackles.

NUFORC does investigate what people saw to determine if they actually witnessed alien activity or something else. Oftentime, these reports turn out to be false flags. For example; someone from NYC reported seeing a strange, square-like object in the sky on July 22. They provided a photo to NUFORC, who then ruled the person saw an "advertising banner behind a private aircraft."

However, there have been several creepy reports that couldn't be brushed off with a logical explanation. And some of these reports had photo or video evidence attached.

Scroll through New York's top 25 weirdest sightings of 2023.