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)
Washington Township · NJ, USA
Strobe light projected from the bottom of a Bell shaped object at less then 500 ft. altitude lit up my bathroom and back yard.
Willingboro · NJ, USA
Five and a half hour light show, first one then many. Hovering , moving fast and seemingly just flying around ...read on
Neptune · NJ, USA
A lot of fog and mist about 20 feet high starting from the ground and about 15 feet wide with different color lights circling it.
Whitehouse Station · NJ, USA
Slept at my friends house for the night when his brother and mother burst into our room to show us strange lights outside. By the time
Bridgeton · NJ, USA
i was ouside in the street walking to my car when the ground lighted up all around my i looked up and seen a ufo i could see it was sau
Newton · NJ, USA
It was at tree top level and it was not a plane. It was to low and i could tell it was round.
East Windsor · NJ, USA
Shiny, black teardrop shaped craft that moved horizontally and vertically before zooming away diagonally.
Brigantine · NJ, USA
Light hovering over beach, went dim, moved and became bright again due to my approach.
Cape May · NJ, USA
Hard orange sphere seen over Deleware Bay winter of '89. The sphere dropped down to both sides of the ferry then departed.
Bloomingdale · NJ, USA
Tennis Ball size blue sphere objects.
Clifton · NJ, USA
It started with a blinking white light that divided up and looked like a bunch of drones flying from all directions. At one point count
Sea Isle · NJ, USA
UFO sighted in sky on access road to sea isle city
Jackson · NJ, USA
Objects moved very fast made right angle turns and varied in light intensity. Disappearing and reappearing for approx. 20 minutes.
Whitehouse Station · NJ, USA
Mother and children see a UFO at close range as Army helicopters appear to be pursuing it.
Jackson · NJ, USA
I wonder now why we both didn't make a big deal about it
West New York · NJ, USA
Two perfectly round, silver spheres fly over NYC and Hudson County in a westerly direction...
Basking Ridge (near) · NJ, USA
Daylight NJ i78 large chevron shaped craft 50 plus eye witnesses
Mendham · NJ, USA
I saw an orange fireball pass through the woods and cross the road ahead of me
West Milford (Upper Greenwood Lake) · NJ, USA
Two white orbs of light flew into the sky, stopped for a few minutes, then flew away in a very quick hyper speed together.
Piscataway · NJ, USA
Trapezoid shape craft with 5 lights hovering and no engine sound in Piscataway, NJ
Budd Lake · NJ, USA
huge object over fileds Near Budd Lake,NJ
Salem · NJ, USA
Me and my girlfriend was leaving Whispering Waters apartments when we saw a large green fireball moving North to South while facing Ken
Piscataway · NJ, USA
alledged UFO sighting unreported from over 20 years ago, if story is true it could not be a man made aircraft nor a natural phenomenon
Mt. Laurel · NJ, USA
Ball of Light moved up from trees into the sky, stops and shoots off so fast it left a streak of light behind it.
Lawrenceville · NJ, USA
Four octagon shape pods hooked together with pulsating lights. Most likely the bottom of the ship or objects body.