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)
Pleasantville · NJ, USA
single boomerang shape quickly turned into 6 smaller semi-circular lights over Pleasantville NJ
Atlantic City · NJ, USA
12 lighted objects in four formations appeared from the cloud cover
Cape May · NJ, USA
Object appeared to be yellow colored run away balloon
Clementon · NJ, USA
photo of cylinderical object.
Hightstown · NJ, USA
For a minute i saw a flaming ball of fire moving south.
Union · NJ, USA
Bright white light seen trailing through the sky North East of Union, NJ.
Warren · NJ, USA
I saw a dull red object in the sky over route 22 for about half a minute before it disappeared.
Hammonton · NJ, USA
an unusual orange/red object over hammonton nj...
Ventnor · NJ, USA
Red square shaped lights hovering by the full moon
Cape May · NJ, USA
My wife and I witnessed a large Orange lantern shaped ORB that was very bright and large in the night sky. It was low in the sky and pa
Annandale · NJ, USA
weird round silver sphere like object but not a perfect sphere!
Boonton Twp · NJ, USA
((HOAX??)) Short, silent, very fast spinning yellow disk.
Deptford · NJ, USA
Strange-moving object hovering and making helicopter-like sound at night, but not shape of a helicopter
Middletown · NJ, USA
Sphere, black in color, silent,no lights headed north
Millville · NJ, USA
Triangular,3 red lights on each point.Flew straight across sky very fast than it was gone.Made a loud sound .
Somerset · NJ, USA
Dark, vaguely rectangular object hovering in Central New Jersey.
Voorhees · NJ, USA
Star looking object Splits Into Two
Tuckerton · NJ, USA
encounter with beings, sightings, and physical encounters ((NUFORC Note: Possibly not a serious report??? PD))
Edison · NJ, USA
UFO seen in Edison NJ USA up close
Williamstown · NJ, USA
A large, fiery white ball of light shot quickly across the sky towards the ground.
Hamilton · NJ, USA
Triangle-shaped object with green, red, and blue lights hovering high in the sky
Franklin · NJ, USA
Two blinking lights flying impossibly close to each other seem to stand still before flying off in different directions.
East Brunswick · NJ, USA
Bright Blue Ball flying extremely fast over the night skies of Central New Jersey
New Brunswick · NJ, USA
I saw a rectangular object or projection above the town of new brunswick nj
Warren · NJ, USA
Brief sighting, went to get someone, gone like it was never there when I got back