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)
Pompton Lakes · NJ, USA
2 circular lights over the W sky in the dir. of the Wannaque Res.. The two lights would vanish.((NUFORC Note: Venus and Jupiter. PD)
Clark · NJ, USA
We were driving in parkway heading toward north before the exit 135 we saw this looking shooting star or meteor ish but it has a greeni
Butler · NJ, USA
Green fireball with trail.
Vernon Township · NJ, USA
Sitting on back porch, 3 lights appear and begin to flash as if signaling each other, are stationary for over an hour, then move up and
Clifton · NJ, USA
A slow moving red circular object in the sky observed for 2-3 minutes then could not be found.
Bloomingdale · NJ, USA
Red and blue object moving up and down and sideways; very erratic.
Turnersville · NJ, USA
Looked like a Chinese lantern but was above air craft path as going into Philly or Atlantic city but not as high as going to NYC. Colo
Lebanon · NJ, USA
Sighting on I-78.
Wallington/Passaic · NJ, USA
Chinese lantern type 9,000-12,000 altitude. shut off light before entering cloud space but still remained visible, eastbound
Collingswood · NJ, USA
Several red lights moving toward the south/southwest, one by one over Collingswood, NJ
Sicklerville · NJ, USA
Triangle with Aura, Blinking Red and White lights.
Beachwood · NJ, USA
Odd triangular shaped hovering object.
Trenton · NJ, USA
Star-like object not moving.
Englishtown-Manalapan · NJ, USA
Bright Light Over Manalapan-Englishtown NJ
Blackwood · NJ, USA
Absolutely eye opening experience.
Berlin · NJ, USA
Completely unmarked black helicopter.
Florence · NJ, USA
Orange glowing object(s) that manipulated and transformed shape before vanishing into the sky.
Scotch Plains · NJ, USA
Twelve dots moving in formation 20 miles southwest of Manhattan
Newton · NJ, USA
Space junk?
Montclair · NJ, USA
Triangular aircraft flying low over New Jersey (NYC suburbs)
Old Tappan · NJ, USA
never seen this before
Bayville · NJ, USA
On back porch with wife, looked up and said wow those birds are really high. The sky was completely blue with no clouds.
Manville · NJ, USA
Circle Manville, NJ, 03/13/15, red and white lights
Bayonne · NJ, USA
I seen a round craft with lights, and a bubble on top center without sound.
Cherry Hill · NJ, USA
I witnessed 7 lights moving at a very high rate of speed going North West across the sky.