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)
Bloomingdale · NJ, USA
Animal mutilation possibly UFO
Trenton · NJ, USA
A fiery triangle object flying about And made no noise in the night sky.
Bellmawr · NJ, USA
Quickly moving sphere of alternating colors passing about 10 miles east of Philadelphia the night of July 4th, 2020
Old Bridge · NJ, USA
At first there were 2 glowing orange lights- one in front of the other. Another third light appeared to make a triangle. The lights wer
Hillsborough · NJ, USA
Three red lights in the shape of triangle witnessed moving across sky, then change direction, then disappear.
Clinton · NJ, USA
Satellite-like moving star with bright flashes every few seconds.
Rahway · NJ, USA
My husband and I were doing yard work and he noticed an round circle like a ball he called me and I saw the same it was shining then da
Edgewater · NJ, USA
I have a live picture showing a green light with odd movement.
Flanders · NJ, USA
Pulsating object In Flanders NJ, July 2020.
North Bergen · NJ, USA
the most panicking moment of my life
Bergenfield · NJ, USA
Sighting in Bergenfield
Clifton · NJ, USA
bright circle , and it had 4 color lights flikering no noise moved slowly
Maywood · NJ, USA
Fast moving white ball of light; no trail.
Glassboro · NJ, USA
Seen yellow and green lights
Glassboro · NJ, USA
Green and yellow lights in Glassboro, NJ.
Maple Shade · NJ, USA
Moving white light southeast to northeast then disappears. Approx 6-8seconds. About the size of bigger medium size star, but bright lik
Farmingdale · NJ, USA
I saw a flashing bright white light over Farmingdale, NJ (Monmouth County) between midnight on July 29, 2020 and 2:00 AM July 30, 2020
Monroe Twp · NJ, USA
10-12 Orange Glowing slanted oval shaped objects in formation seen with no sound.
Flemington · NJ, USA
Red light that moved back and forth, hovering each time it stopped before moving back again.
Asbury Park · NJ, USA
Unusual lights on Asbury Park Boardwalk as seen on webcam
Lumberton · NJ, USA
Very high altitude, circular UFO, sighted in high speed maneuver about 9am, June 12, 2020 over South Jersey.
Flemington · NJ, USA
Moving white light in sky with naked eye looks like a extremely fast satellite bigger than usual. In binoculars shaped like a M on top
Cherry Hill · NJ, USA
8-10 Glowing orange orbs traveling from south to north at night.
Ramsey · NJ, USA
It was nearly 11:00 PM on June 15th, 2020. A friend and I were on my back porch having a cigarette looking at the stars. It was a very
Fairview · NJ, USA
A bunch of unexplained beams of lights coming from meadowlands area and huge triangle shaped falling stars