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)
Piscataway · NJ, USA
Air Force trailed UFO in Piscataway NJ 1982.
North Wildwood · NJ, USA
I was driving home from work in Atlantic City I exited the Garden State Parkway at exit 6. I proceeded towards my house on 1st and Cen
Woodstown/Salem county · NJ, USA
My family, friends called me and it was also being talked about on fb
North Bergen · NJ, USA
It was early evening, while looking West, towards Hudson County Park, a ball of fire was seen moving east...
Vernon · NJ, USA
Corrections Officer brother and sister have seperate events. I saw the triange 18 years ago!
Tabernacle · NJ, USA
Heard humming. Went outside. 75 ft rectangle shaped object 30 ft. above my house. Hovered silently 5 mins.then headed North.
Wayne · NJ, USA
Our story told as is that Night in the summertime
Jersey City · NJ, USA
Blimp shaped object with extremely bright lights hovered then rapidly dashed into the night's sky.
Brick · NJ, USA
Five spheres witnessed in the evening sky in Brick, New Jersey.
Bricktown · NJ, USA
Formation observed flying over Lakehurst Naval Air Warfare Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Delran · NJ, USA
I was out back on this chilly night i was looking into the sky and i see this object not far away from me moving side to sideand stop t
Camden · NJ, USA
I remember being at a friend's house then running home after a hail storm. Behind me I saw three triangles. ((anonymous report))
Pinelands · NJ, USA
We were having a bonfire in the woods. Then this light was coming towards us there was no sound or anything. Then it just came and was
Bridgeton · NJ, USA
The UFO flew directly over our heads at roof top level,speed approx 5 mi per hr. emitted no sound.with non flashing multi colored light
Vineland · NJ, USA
2 sided triangle of translucent light (help)
Paterson · NJ, USA
Lights over Paterson NJ 1980
Paterson · NJ, USA
HUGE disk hovering over the city of Paterson in the very early 1980's.
Emerson · NJ, USA
In the fall or winter of 1979, my parents had a UFO encounter in Bergen County, New Jersey. These are blue-collar, relatively unima
Cranbury · NJ, USA
8 UFOs in a circle suddenly take off radially away from each other.
Barnegat · NJ, USA
Iwitnessed one object moving east to west across Rt.539 4 mile north of Rt.72 near the Fire Tower. There were no cloud and the sky was
East New York · NJ, USA
A very low flying UFO over the Hudson River in the early Fall at twilight!
West New York · NJ, USA
August 1979, sighting in broad daylight over the Hudson river, near New Jersy.
Beach Haven Terrace (Long Beach Island) · NJ, USA
Fireball flying parellel with the horizen,then exacuting a 90 deg. turn over the horizen.The setting; approx. 10:10pm on Long Beach
East Orange · NJ, USA
When I was about seven years old, saw a flying saucer with lights outside my window, telepathically asked me if I was alone
Paterson · NJ, USA
I realize this happened 27 years ago, but I could never forget it. I was driving on I -80 heading west, passing the city of Paterson; a