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)
Woodbury · NJ, USA
Blueish light in the EAST sky, no sound, no craft, lasted 8-10 sec. approximately, something I've never seen in my life! Retired LEO
Jersey City · NJ, USA
Thought it was a helicopter because shape was so odd, like spherical, so as we walked closer, my son and I noticed that it had a big li
Greenville · NJ, USA
5 blinking lights static in the sky.
Norwood · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 145
Tinton Falls · NJ, USA
Two extremely bright and large orbs appeared out of nowhere east of my home. They hovered for approximately 10 to 15 seconds moved furt
Sea Girt · NJ, USA
while in a boat off the coast of NJ under crystal blue skies I witnessed a white oval object sitting still in the sky and it didn't app
Hackensack · NJ, USA
No summary available.
Monroe Township · NJ, USA
green light in the sky grows then flies over horizon
Mays Landing · NJ, USA
I have 465 minutes of videos of a alien Caught on my security camera motion detector 1:40 am to 5:40 am
Mays Landing · NJ, USA
Bright light shape of a ghost or alien can see perfect 4 hours of videos
Sayreville · NJ, USA
New Jersey Sayreville massive light in cloudy night sky not moving, stationary for 30 min then disappeared at 9pm.
River Vale · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 146
Upper Ssaddle River · NJ, USA
On my deck trying to show my 3 year old a bat flying over the house, sun was down it was nearly dark. Scouring the bat was why I contin
Norwood · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 145
Norwood · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 145
Norwood · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 145
New Providence · NJ, USA
Sunrise UFO in New Jersey.
Norwood · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 145
Ocean City · NJ, USA
Over Ocean City New Jersey, 4 identified lights seen, first 3, no red airplane lights blinked, no sound, at least 4 to 5 miles away, bl
Longport · NJ, USA
Looking out at sky over Ocean City area from Longport, saw 6 or 7 oval shaped objects just floating in sky. Son said probably drones. B
Bricktown · NJ, USA
Star like but much brighter moving back and forth fading in and out. Definitely not a star
Nutley · NJ, USA
Bright light moving slowly and erratically. ((anonymous report))
Atlantic City · NJ, USA
There was a white light in the sky over the ocean,I thought it was a plane but it had no blinking light it travel for five minutes in t
Norwood · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 145
Mount Laurel · NJ, USA
((HOAX??)) Alien running back to UFO. ((anonymous report))