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)
Sewell · NJ, USA
First a group of 4 orbs fallowed by 2 more came from the East and then went north
Trenton · NJ, USA
Several have been just sitting and I think they are communicating to each other with their blinking
Bayville · NJ, USA
Triangle shaped orange lights UFO(s) flew at the same time and speed in formation in Bayville NJ.
Norwood · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 145
Rockaway · NJ, USA
Seen while driving down the road.
Absecon · NJ, USA
Witness a triangular shaped object fly over my home on November 30, 2001 approximately 12:30-1:00 am. Crystal clear night sky.
South Amboy · NJ, USA
Floating or Hovering Being
Hamilton Township · NJ, USA
Pulsating green light I shined my long range laser pointer at it and it started it to descend slowly and there was no noise at all I wa
Toms River · NJ, USA
I'm a School Counselor in a public high school. I was driving on the NJ Garden State Parkway going south around 3:00PM. Around 3:10 I n
Princeton Jct · NJ, USA
No summary available.
Princeton Jct · NJ, USA
Grey metallic like in color, circular in shape, my iPhone caught the object. Not in pictures right before or after it.
Hamilton · NJ, USA
Two round balls of light sitting in the sky.
Bergenfield · NJ, USA
colored light formation darting hovering over NY tristate
Pompton Lakes · NJ, USA
Five amber orbs seen slowly moving over northern NJ sky five days after similar sighting nearby
Clifton · NJ, USA
Triangular shape in sky made with 5 ufos
Mahwah · NJ, USA
An orange orb appeared in the southwest skies The night sky was darkened by clouds as a nor'easter was fast approaching.It disappea
Edison · NJ, USA
now this is not a joke for at about 10 o'clock on fri night I saw varied craft in the sky on the ground nd on the greenway in Edison n
Leonardo · NJ, USA
Black tic tac shaped object observed in photo of sky at sunset
Brick · NJ, USA
Two reddish orange spheres very visible that travels as fast speeds.
Toms River · NJ, USA
Light orange colored disk traveling at rapid speed and low altitude.
Thorofare · NJ, USA
Weird sighting in south NJ
Williams town · NJ, USA
I saw a ufo in the air with a bright little light I didn’t know what to do but just watch and at 0:00 I heard a noise and i put up my c
Egg Harbor · NJ, USA
low altitude, quiet/silent object with visible distortion around and in front of it
Penns Grove · NJ, USA
I was laying in bed at night and looked out my window and saw a bright orange light. I walked up to my window and saw that it was gravi
Brick · NJ, USA
it's been happening for the past year+ "there are about 1-5 orbs or so they appear to be or like another star in the sky brig