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)
Laurel Springs · NJ, USA
I was walking down Adams drive when all of a sudden a huge rectangular type ship blasted across the sky. It came back around and hover
Colts Neck · NJ, USA
ET Sighting in Colts Neck NJ 1986, shooting objects across the sky.
Freehold · NJ, USA
Triangular shapes objects hovering
Vernon Valley · NJ, USA
An alien looking in at me from outside when I was 5.
Moorestown · NJ, USA
It was a very large oval shaped object/saucer shaped object making no noise and multiple lights, some on and some off.
Magnolia · NJ, USA
1985 ufo over Magnolia Public School
Haledon · NJ, USA
V shaped craft sighted twice over rural area.
Holmdel · NJ, USA
Large v shaped object buzzes house and shines lights in window while people eat and viewers seem non existant to all others in house.
Stratford · NJ, USA
I was driving to work (night shift, RN)and saw a bright golden light on the western horizon, approximately 30 degrees above the horizon
Paterson · NJ, USA
Back in 80's while our family lived in Paterson by the Eastside HS area. I remember walking to the store with a friend of mine. It was
Haddon Heights · NJ, USA
A black, noiseless, lightless, fast, triangular shaped object flew over our heads in NJ in 83'/84'.
Watchung Mountains · NJ, USA
Third Party Witness to Creature
Paramus · NJ, USA
Driving north at night (summer?)somewhere between 1980 and 1984, probably closer to the latter year on Route 17 north, probably between
Upper Saddle River · NJ, USA
Encounter with an alien being from 6 feet away.
Cookstown · NJ, USA
I believe my account above is complete & I herein swear to it's validity.
Fair Lawn · NJ, USA
A large Frisbee-shaped craft high in the sky with a series of green lights pulsing from front to back.
Edison · NJ, USA
while driving, my friends girlfriend said, hey, look at that! we all looked out the window and into the sky ,where we saw a sphere shap
Little Falls · NJ, USA
Large craft, silent and slowly moving forward directly above the car
Williamstown · NJ, USA
ME AND MY BROTHER WAS LOOKING UP ONE NIGHT WHEN WE SAW A BRIGHT STAR, THE STAR WAS STANDING OUT BECAUSE IT WAS SO BRIGHT. AT FIRST IT L
Asbury Park · NJ, USA
Three Unknown Sheres not of this world had a close detailed over view of them will never forget it
Tuckerton · NJ, USA
I was working in the casino industry at that time and was coming home from work that morning. We lived on the water next to Absecon Bay
Lakewood · NJ, USA
No one else remembered leaving for the entire day. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Newark · NJ, USA
theire out there just like we,re here.
Collingswood · NJ, USA
I was lounging in a pool back sometime in June of 1982. When I looked up at the stars and noticed a bright star shooting up, down, left
Piscataway · NJ, USA
In May 1982, I had a close up day light sightinh of a huge classic saucer shaped UFO. Neighbors also saw it. I reported it to the polic