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)
Fremont · NJ, USA
Star like craft, appear stationary, very bright, pics. ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of Venus? PD))
East Orange · NJ, USA
3 big ball red/orange 2 white small . behind 2 red shapes which all was round. went slow then fast/myself my 7 yr old19 yr old cab d
West Deptford · NJ, USA
Flare rings.
Hardyston Township · NJ, USA
Very low flying and extremely loud. Flying directly east. Maybe military?
Newark · NJ, USA
UFO'S in Newark, NJ.
Bridgewater · NJ, USA
It was perfectly still, hovering right over a highway. distracting - slowed traffic. i took a video with my phone as we drove
Skillman · NJ, USA
6 perfectly vertically aligned lights hovering after coming from different directions.
Cinnaminson · NJ, USA
Chevron shaped UFO, hovering over trees, lightning flash disappears then reappeared in different forms
Pennington · NJ, USA
The flashes were closer than a plane but were bright and kind of foggy like there were clouds in front of it, and two or three of them
Berkeley Heights · NJ, USA
Single color spinning object high in the sky....over NE/NJ
Mays Landing · NJ, USA
Driving w/ my 12-year old son down dark road and both of us were startled by a chevron shaped yellowish light streaking down.
Asbury Park · NJ, USA
Jersey shore sighting.
Matawan · NJ, USA
Driving down Rt. 35, when we see a huge bright blue flash light up the sky. It was an oval shape roughly the size of a football field.
Haskell · NJ, USA
Triangle over Ringwood and Haskell.
West Collingswood · NJ, USA
There were 2 red light sphere shaped craft over the West Collingswood/Oakllyn area.
Monroe Twp · NJ, USA
Loud chopper-like sound over Monroe twp, NJ.
Burlington · NJ, USA
The craft was red stopped and hovered for a few minutes than went straight down. Came straight up. ((anonymous report))
Hackensack · NJ, USA
Saw a round light do a very fast zigzag maneuver from sky to horizon and disappeared. Moved very differently from normal aircraft in ar
Voorhees · NJ, USA
A strange humming sound outside. Gets loud then fades. 2nd time i've hear this. Only happens very late at night between 11:00pm to 2
Redbank · NJ, USA
Friend and I saw a cluster of blinking white dots in the sky over NJ. Dots lasted a couple of minutes, disappeared.((anonymous report)
West Orange · NJ, USA
At approximately 5:45pm my girlfriend stepped outside and noticed a "UFO" in the sky and called me outside.
Egg Harbor Township · NJ, USA
Driving down rt 40 in eht between Ubel and English Creek ave. I noticed 3 lights lined up.
Tinton Falls · NJ, USA
Circling lights in Monmouth County Night Sky. ((anonymous report))
Woodbridge · NJ, USA
2 bright white lights flying NE over Fords, paused in Woodbridge for a unique airshow then the headed south passing Perth Amboy.
Woodbridge · NJ, USA
2 bright white lights flying NE over Fords, paused in Woodbridge for a unique airshow then the headed south towards Perth Amboy