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)
Long Branch · NJ, USA
Between 3 and 6 a.m over the Atlantic Ocean there is always a lot of activity. ((anonymous report))
Glen Gardner · NJ, USA
((HOAX??)) Approx. 12-14 black round sphere shape ufos frozen at high alt., and after few minutes they desapered. ((anonymous report))
Manville · NJ, USA
Strange lights flying oval.
Ocean View · NJ, USA
Traveling South parallel to the Harden State Parkway between exits 24 and 17. Large triangular shaped aircraft. Opposing wing lights.
Mount Laurel · NJ, USA
Bright white light around 5:50 pm observed in Mount Laurel, NJ. ((anonymous report))
Freehold · NJ, USA
Bright round object moving in a perfectly straight line broke off into 4 circulars objects all the same size and disappeared behind tre
New Brunswick · NJ, USA
The craft released white air and was travelling vertically toward earth. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly contrails?? PD))
Morristown · NJ, USA
DIAMOND SHAPE LIGHTS OVER 287 SOUTH. ((anonymous report))
Everywhere · NJ, USA
Not exactly a UFO sighting. I have had a premonition that an astronomical event (Gamma Ray Burst). ((anonymous report))
Stockton · NJ, USA
I'm a carpenter and married father of 2.5 kids (one's still in the oven). The kids and I were out for a bike ride on the D&R Canal path
Califon · NJ, USA
Craft hovering with amber, orange lights, for a few mintues and then completely disappeared like it had be vacuumed up into thin air.
Clifton · NJ, USA
Very bright object, the size of a penny or a nickel when held in the hand, "floating" over there.
Parsippany · NJ, USA
I looked up due to bright lights white and green, saw a sphere heading south, view became obstructed by tree line
Toms River · NJ, USA
Large glowing rounded edge triangle vanished in a split second over water.
Bordentown · NJ, USA
I had just finished dinner and was standing in the parking lot talking to friend's. We were discussing the flashes in the sky, Wonderin
Green Brook · NJ, USA
((HOAX??)) White oval UFO following plane over NJ, Move to side then in front going west. ((anonymous report))
Monroe · NJ, USA
((HOAX??)) MONROE - HUNDREDS OF FLYING OBJECTS. ((anonymous report))
Manalapan · NJ, USA
Silent black triangle aircraft without lights, seen traveling through the sky at night.
Vernon · NJ, USA
Multiple circular orb shaped, large, yellowish and bright. Seemed to come from the ground level straight up - disappearing when reachi
Wildwood · NJ, USA
3 UFOs at Firework show appearing as stars moving
Ocean City · NJ, USA
Black triangular UFO one light with military plane drive by it, but thus thing was not an a/c. ((anonymous report))
Newark · NJ, USA
I first noticed the object when star gazing from a vehicle at approx. 21:18 hrs, The object appears to be at a higher altitude than an
Brick Twp. · NJ, USA
Heading north on the NJ parkway around mile marker 95 at exactly 12 AM a green (traffic light green in color) flash lit up the sky to t
Union · NJ, USA
Brightly illuminated triangular-shaped light.
New Brunswick · NJ, USA
Round above the orbit level of the ISS, moving faster than the station but slower than a comet. ((anonymous report))