UFO Sightings On Long Island In 2018

It seems that planes coming in for a landing at one of the many airports in the area weren't the only things in the skies above Long Island last year.

People all over Long Island reported strange sightings to National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) for decades, and last year was no exception. Keen-eyed observers reported more than a dozen strange sightings in the skies in 2018.

For the complete list of sightings reported to the NUFORC for New York, going all the way back to the 1960s and earlier, click here.

You can check out where Long Islanders reported seeing UFOs on the map below. Click on each icon for more information of the encounter.

How to Report a UFO Sighting

Think you've seen an alien object in the skies? The Seattle-based NUFORC has been operating since 1974 and gets many of its reports via a 24-hour hotline at (206) 722-3000, according to its website.

The group described what a good UFO report should include:

"Reports are most useful if they include an exact date, time, and location of the sighting. Other valuable information includes a description of the object(s) seen, what they were witnessed to do, how many of them were observed, what shape and color they were, how long they were observed, and any other facts the witness(es) believe were significant. The number of observers and a brief, one-sentence long description of their backgrounds are useful as well."

As far as photographs and video, here's what the NUFORC recommends:

"A photograph or video of the object is the most useful form of evidence in any sighting. Absent a photograph, an illustration of the object observed, even a simple outline drawing of its shape is very helpful. Also, a photocopy of an official map, indicating where the observers were located and what direction(s) they were looking is extremely helpful, and will permit a calculation of latitude and longitude."

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