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)
Belleville · NJ, USA
4 ufos moving silently across the sky. 2 were in formation.
Pittstown · NJ, USA
Diamond shaped shiny reflective ufo sighted in Hunterdon County, NJ.
Bayville · NJ, USA
Orange lights.
Maurice River TWP · NJ, USA
Two bright flashes of light in clear night sky. Probably 5 seconds apart of one another. The flashes of light strong enough to brighten
Jackson · NJ, USA
White light in sky south/southeast of Jackson, NJ.
Woodland Township · NJ, USA
Bright light with flashing lights hovering over rte 72, lt began following me. Scared tried to get away.
Florham Park · NJ, USA
Objects appeared in photo taken at sunset.
Denvile · NJ, USA
Driving along route 10 near tabor road in morrisplains and saw two white lights with a red light at the center
Millville · NJ, USA
Strange green fireball shooting toward the ground, seen driving on Route 55 south
Ocean & Monmouth Counties · NJ, USA
We heard and felt what was like an earthquake throughout Southern New Jersey. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sonic booms from a/c? PD))
Absecon (most reports) · NJ, USA
Analysis of "sonic booms" and shaking reported along New Jersey coast.
Forked River · NJ, USA
I live on water in South Jersey. On Jan 28, 2016. At approximately 13:30 I was in my home with my two adult children and 2 small grandc
Barrington · NJ, USA
Saucer like ship in the sky that was hovering unnaturally and made a immediate vertical ascent.
Clark · NJ, USA
Light moving downward in western sky. Looked like meteorite that broke in two before disappearing.
Robbinsville · NJ, USA
A very large bluish white ball flashed in the sky for a few seconds.
Ewing · NJ, USA
Fireball shooting up into the sky than about 12 lights hovering over in the sky i have pictures.
Elizabeth · NJ, USA
Shot photo of 4 diamond shape objects in hte sky.
Wyckoff · NJ, USA
1 Green fireball seen in W sky, solid color and luminescence, no strobing.
Parlin · NJ, USA
Looked like Venus but then faded out.
Jersey City · NJ, USA
Triangle shaped bright green fast travelling sighting.
Berlin · NJ, USA
Driving N on Rt. 73 in Berlin, NJ, near Edgewood Ave, at ~4:15AM on Nov. 5th, 2015, I witnessed a small white orb.
Mount Laurel · NJ, USA
Extremely fast blob of light flew past treeline before completely disappearing from view
East Rutherford · NJ, USA
I was standing outside looking up saw two bright lights flying parallel then cross paths twice then got lost in the clouds
Barnegat · NJ, USA
At 1:50 am I saw huge craft on side of craft were several blinking red lights two at a time would flash and in a row two would blink, t
Villas · NJ, USA
Driving alone along Delaware Bay Beach Rd. I saw 4 or 5 sets of lights (red, white) appeared to be flying in a row one behind the othe