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)
Monroe Township · NJ, USA
High altitude light moves across night sky...stopping and making radical course corrections in N.J.. ((NUFORC Note: ISS?? PD))
Point Pleasant Borough · NJ, USA
An orange glowing ball that just faded into nothing.
Bridgewater · NJ, USA
I saw a big solid black triangle off my back yard, that hovered for a time; and slowly glided away.
Atlantic Highlands · NJ, USA
I noticed a UFO in the night sky and at times and I read a book that a UFO was hurting someone's body and I don't want that to happen.
Williamstown · NJ, USA
Very bright light that moved side to side/ up and down
North Wildwood · NJ, USA
We saw 5 orange/reddish orbs hovering slowly above us.
Laurence Harbor · NJ, USA
Strange cluster of what appeared to be stars in the daytime sky.
North Brunswick · NJ, USA
Pill shaped dot grows larger and shines, no vapor trail or sound
Woodbridge · NJ, USA
Mystery CONTRAILS ASSOCIATED with LOUD SKY ROAR/RUMBLE
Wayne · NJ, USA
Dull orange light over Wayne NJ
Brick · NJ, USA
Disk shape ufo passes private Jet.
Union City · NJ, USA
Red Light flickering 3 flickers or so per second, small craft from afar by New York city, New Jersey area.
Bayonne · NJ, USA
Rapidly-approaching, brightly-lit craft disappears over Kill Van Kull
Lyndhurst · NJ, USA
Red/Orange Ord Fireball UFO, with Nucleus Looking Center
Atlantic City · NJ, USA
Hot pink laser flash from sky 1/4 mile wide toward ground hold for 5 seconds then reversed.
Sicklerville · NJ, USA
7 Red/White pulsating spheres moving in a line parallel to the ground apx. 4 minutes
Old Bridge · NJ, USA
Bright red light in Old Bridge.
North Bergen · NJ, USA
Another Triangular Formation in the skies of new jersey 3 glowing lights
Linwood · NJ, USA
Red orange blue yellow balls of flicking light that were stationary side by side.
Elizabeth · NJ, USA
It was a sauser shape object which was flying over Elizabeth very slowly and made no noise whatsoever it was very low and it had many m
Surf City · NJ, USA
Orangish glowing sphere floating across the sky???
West Orange · NJ, USA
10 - 14 reddish-orange spheres flying slowly over northern NJ.
Pine Hill · NJ, USA
Bright white light hovers, then just vanishes.
Edison · NJ, USA
2 Orange Fireball ufo with Nucleus Looking Centers travelling east to west as fast any other aircraft
Old Tappan · NJ, USA
Red fireball floating west to east in the sky over northern New Jersey