UFO Sightings in New Jersey
2,697 UFO sightings reported in New Jersey since 1950, peaking in 2019 (193 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 2,697
- Span
- 1950–2030
- Peak year
- 2019 (193 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1950–2030 · peak 2019 (193 reports)
Top cities in New Jersey
Toms River
1962–2022 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Brick
1980–2021 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Newark
1950–2022 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Edison
1967–2021 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Jersey City
1980–2021 · peak 2000 (3 reports)
Jackson
1975–2018 · peak 2004 (4 reports)
Clifton
1989–2022 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Norwood
2019–2022 · peak 2019 (23 reports)
Atlantic City
1991–2020 · peak 2008 (4 reports)
Cherry Hill
1968–2020 · peak 2014 (9 reports)
Howell
1995–2021 · peak 2020 (5 reports)
Bridgewater
2000–2020 · peak 2005 (4 reports)
North Bergen
1981–2020 · peak 2009 (4 reports)
Freehold
1986–2019 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Woodbridge
1974–2021 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Wayne
1975–2022 · peak 2003 (2 reports)
Bayonne
2001–2020 · peak 2016 (3 reports)
Paterson
1957–2019 · peak 1980 (2 reports)
Carteret
1960–2014 · peak 2001 (14 reports)
Elizabeth
1966–2020 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
Hilltop · NJ, USA
Young boy reports seeing oval-shaped object w/ "lots of lights. (Got tel. # from I. Asimov book.)
Edison · NJ, USA
On the mentioned date, I was with a friend of mine at a local overlook area called Washington Rock. It was shortly after sunset. We w
Jackson · NJ, USA
triangle UFO in jackson NJ Countyline 526 over the old fire station next to the trailer park
Elizabeth · NJ, USA
i could not identify this object with any known craft although i has study janes and nasa craft for years!
Stone Harbor · NJ, USA
Glowing green light came up right side of moving car, stayed even then made sharp right turn 90 degrees, took off.
Normandy Beach · NJ, USA
clear skies, daylight,a triangle shaped object moving faster then the speed of sound without a any sound then divided into 2 seperate .
Branchville · NJ, USA
2 horizontal lines - 3 top, 4 under zigzag type. all 7 of us saw the lights as a different color
North Bergen · NJ, USA
I have seen a disk shaped object in outerspace. It was a very calm and peaceful shade of florescent blue or soft powder blue light
Old Bridge · NJ, USA
My parents were living in Glennwood apartments, I was inside they were on the 2nd floor balcony when they shouted out to come see what
Old Bridge · NJ, USA
silent, slow moving disc, with bluish green glow seen in old bridge NJ on june 17th 1994.
Ringwood · NJ, USA
Strange light, stranger disappearance
Clifton · NJ, USA
Dark winter night, while smoking out on back porch, huge white circle of light sat above the house
New Egypt · NJ, USA
UFO w/ green lights seen just above tree tops at night in or near New Egypt, N.J.
New Egypt · NJ, USA
UFO w/ green lights seen twice in NJ at night in N.J. on 539
Randolph · NJ, USA
A STRANGE DARK BLUE HEAVY DENCE FLASH, my lungs felt very warm and I became light headed and my face was flush
Port Elizabeth · NJ, USA
The Dorchester WaWa UFO
Lakewood · NJ, USA
THE NIGHT BEFORE THE SIGHTING MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE WALKING OUTSIDE OUR APARTMENT COMMUNITY WHEN I POINTED OUT A CROSS IN FRONT OF T
Bloomfield · NJ, USA
Moving Yellow Lights awaken me on third floor
Elmer · NJ, USA
I was on the way home from my girl friends house at around 900 pm and as i passed by centerton lake i witnesed a huge object sitting
Bricktown · NJ, USA
A disk hoovered above the house I was staying at and then shot quickely out of sight.
Fort Lee · NJ, USA
A blimp shaped object with low lighting or shimmering effect outline hovering next to the G. W. Bridge over the Hudson River.
Atlantic City · NJ, USA
Three intensely bright red cirlcles in a triangular formation travelling in tanden as seemingly high speed
Annandale · NJ, USA
Unknown bright light object
Ringwood · NJ, USA
Daylight sighting of cigar-shaped object
Franklin · NJ, USA
Large silent lighted object moves slowly south changes direction accelerates at high speed to east out of sight.