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)
Millville · NJ, USA
The 4 objects came one at a time, they were red balls of light that moved behind trees, stopped, and disappeared, about a minute later,
Newark · NJ, USA
Red floating orb for sure not craft or fireworks
Newark · NJ, USA
Red orange fireball traveling slowly E to W, then dropped and disappeared like it burst apart. No trail left behind it at first.
Bay Head · NJ, USA
Silver flicking light hovering over ocean.
Blue Star Memorial Highway · NJ, USA
Brief flashes of light, followed but a Grey/Blue haze of light surrounding a circular object on empty highway.
Blackwood · NJ, USA
Red light floating in sky at night in park.
Jackson · NJ, USA
I was staring at a "star" to the north of Jackson, NJ, whilst stargazing. This "star" suddenly darted across the sky.
Burlington · NJ, USA
Cigar shaped flying object in NE sky over Burlington Township, NJ.
Oakland · NJ, USA
Orange orb, silently crossed sky over Oakland, NJ, wsw to ene.
Rockaway · NJ, USA
Bright light shines through clouds and reveals a very weird object. ((anonymous reports))
Stockholm · NJ, USA
Star-like light.
Rahway · NJ, USA
Quickly moving bright light over Linden, NJ.
Hamilton Square · NJ, USA
3 bright symmetric lights observed directly overhead moving NE to S. Motion stopped lights changed color and disappeared overhead.
Marlton · NJ, USA
Marlton, NJ, 07/23/2016 - 5:26pm While building my deck i felt a drop of rain and gust of wind. I looked up to see if we were going to
Howell · NJ, USA
Fireball couple hundred feet up. Flew out in the distance and went out.
Franklinville · NJ, USA
Daytime sighting of white rectangle shaped object flying in clouds highly reflective surface.
Bamber Lakes · NJ, USA
Very bright (intense) blue and red lights on fast moving craft.
Mount Laurel · NJ, USA
A triangle of one white light at the tip and 2 red slowly blinking lights. This was caught on tape. Hovered over the area.
Bridgewater · NJ, USA
Two tube-shaped bars or cylinders floating over Route 22.
Brigantine · NJ, USA
Red/orange fireball.
Woodbridge · NJ, USA
Small Triangle Shaped craft with Blinking Fuzzy balls performs corkscrew.
Bloomfield · NJ, USA
About 30 bright orange spheres moving slowly but steadily West to East towards New York City
New Egypt · NJ, USA
All black rectangle, no lights, propelled and powered by unknown source followed by fighter jets.
Hillsborough · NJ, USA
UFO in Hillsborough, NJ. ((anonymous report))
Linden · NJ, USA
I posted a report about seeing one in Linden, NJ and you didn't post it! Its not a joke! I still have knots in my stomach.