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)
Plainfield · NJ, USA
ufo sighted over Plainfield NJ
Turnersville · NJ, USA
Fireball like objects seen flying over south Jersey.
Columbia · NJ, USA
Round, bright orange object moving erratically over Warren County NJ
Bernardsville · NJ, USA
Hearing strange sounds
Bernardsville · NJ, USA
Bright light and strange sounds
Morganville · NJ, USA
A large shiny object hanging over the horizon in the western sky. ((NUFORC Note: Venus, we suspect. PD))
Chatham · NJ, USA
Reddish/orange orb moving at steady speed across
Oakhurst · NJ, USA
See above
Marlton · NJ, USA
Marlton , NJ 2 am 5/19/12 three orange orbs in straight line formation flying west to east
Sicklerville · NJ, USA
((HOAX??)) Two flying green human looking objects with a slender looking female body, with butterfly wings arms and leggs.
Clifton · NJ, USA
Gray/silver oval shaped flying object flying a little above tree level
Union · NJ, USA
Ufos Over NJ/NYC
Passaic · NJ, USA
Silver and blue color
Lakewood · NJ, USA
Green-white round light with streak behind in south east sky over airport
Newark · NJ, USA
Green fireball seen over Newark, NJ
Blackwood · NJ, USA
A green flash of light zoomed through the sky above a park in Blackwood, NJ; it completely disappeared within seconds.
Rockaway · NJ, USA
Blue white fireball seen in WSW sky in NJ.
Rockaway · NJ, USA
Also saw blue flash in sky on 03/05/2012 reported previously.
Carteret · NJ, USA
Possible UFO in area with a history of reported UFO sightings
Sicklerville · NJ, USA
At 11:57pm i was walking up the stairs and through the window i saw a bright star and i looked at it for approximately 5 minutes and af
Delmont · NJ, USA
Large UFO observed by several inmates.
Lebanon · NJ, USA
Very bright, pulsing/flickering object, flying in the Northern sky over NJ
South Plainfield · NJ, USA
Saw a flash in the sky from a stationary point that eventually grew wider and fainter, like a searchlight above the clouds.
Somerville · NJ, USA
3 Round orbs orange/orangey red in color hovering over central NJ
Elizabeth · NJ, USA
03:30 AM I was walking in dark section in Newark, NJ, & in direction south, in the sky, on top Elizabeth City, I saw unexplained lite a