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)
Brick Town · NJ, USA
Unidentifiable lights over metedeconk river, NJ
Teterboro · NJ, USA
Round shape metallic object flying in the sky.
South New Brunswick · NJ, USA
The object looked like a large round transparent glass with a rim.
Forked River · NJ, USA
4 Fireball looking things in a flight pattern. No sound. Perfect flight pattern. 5 min apart. Over the bay.
Atlantic Highlands · NJ, USA
Unexplained light
East Brunswick · NJ, USA
We saw a shpere like obj. in the sky that had pulsating colors of red, green, blue and yellow. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling star? PD))
Brick · NJ, USA
The cigar/circle shaped craft hovered with lights about it for about three minutes then left.
East Orange · NJ, USA
Red star like object in the sky moving around in the sky
Newark · NJ, USA
Around 2:45 AM driving by Branch Brook Park Newark, NJ. Spotted red firey/glowing object slowly coming down traveling SE.
Jersey City · NJ, USA
Very fast green hazy fireball over jersey city NJ
Berkley Heights · NJ, USA
Bright flashing object visible in clear blue sky.
Lumberton · NJ, USA
Two red-orange fireballs observed and interacted with via spotlight.
Stone Harbor · NJ, USA
Multiple fireballs North of Stone Harbor
Wildwood · NJ, USA
2 fireballs, interacting with one another, changing intensities for about a 15 -20 minute duration.
Somerville · NJ, USA
On the night of June 6 2011 aproximately around 11:31 am i saw 2 distinct white colored lights fly over my house. It was a crystal cle
Warren · NJ, USA
Bright White Light Encountered and Investigated.....
Tinton Falls · NJ, USA
Shaped flying saucer with brite multi colored lights blinking around it, then turns into grey blimp, then disappears
Wharton · NJ, USA
Bright red UFO spotted over Northern New Jersey
Clifton · NJ, USA
Dots over Clifton, NJ
Parsippany · NJ, USA
A hazy wave-shaped, orange and yellow light with a sharply defined white orb hovering bellow it in the skies of NJ
Parsippany · NJ, USA
A boomerang-shaped object with yellow, orange, red lights, the size of a baseball field, hovered in sky with white orb moving around.
Highland Park · NJ, USA
Orange fireballs in the sky
Browns Mills · NJ, USA
teardrop shape
Waretown · NJ, USA
It was triangular shape, with odd sound coming from it, and had flashing white and orange lights.
Hackensack · NJ, USA
The sky was clear black and all I saw was a circular white bright light with no glare or haze. ((anonymous report))