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)
Lodi · NJ, USA
((HOAX??)) Black shadowy rectangle craft with bright literally white bright lights and flashing green lights ((anonymous report))
Fairlawn · NJ, USA
Strange object sighted in wester sky.
Atlantic City/Cardiff · NJ, USA
Triangular craft hovering 40ft directly above atlantic city expressway, seen twice in 5 minutes
Malaga · NJ, USA
what i saw had no tail it was a blue light it went across the sky then fell to earth.
Millville · NJ, USA
Fireball misty teardrop shape fell behind a tree line
Mt. Laurel · NJ, USA
The light began to zig zag across the sky from left to right really fast.
Plainfield area · NJ, USA
glowing green ball
Jersey City · NJ, USA
ufo jersey city blurr became 3 energy/light orbs which lapped & toyed with 747 jet
Hillsborough · NJ, USA
Hovered/Still-Red & gold pale blinking lights, watched it for about 45 seconds then it just vanished, not even a take off.
Wanaque · NJ, USA
Single white light over the Wanaque Reservoir, New Jersey.
Tranquility · NJ, USA
plasma bright light traveling north at aslow rate of speed, very weird indeed.
North Bergen · NJ, USA
On my deck looking at ballons in the wind and saw two that did not move in any direction!
Manville · NJ, USA
NJ UFO sighting
Long Branch · NJ, USA
Two bright lights off Long Branch, NJ over the Atlantic Ocean
NJ Turnpike (Exit 3) · NJ, USA
New Jersey Exits 2 and 3 stand still UFO
Denville · NJ, USA
Black Triangle In Deville NJ
Fairview · NJ, USA
Unknown silent silver object seen moving randomly over NJ and New York City
Atlantic City · NJ, USA
We just witnessed an object off of Atlantic City New jersey that seemed to have split into five or six pieces within a split second.
Freehold · NJ, USA
3/09/08: Bright, shiny liquid-silver colored oval hovering in the sky.
Annandale · NJ, USA
A red fireball with a white tail traveling low in the sky early morning.
Upper Saddle River (Woodcliff Lake) · NJ, USA
Just left rest area exit 172 GSP heading south, very sunny bright morning- witnessed a bright light streak down from the sky towards th
North Brunswick · NJ, USA
Explosion of light in North Brunswick
Toms River · NJ, USA
Silent Rectangular aircraft sighted mid-march, toms river, new jersey
Monroeville · NJ, USA
strange sound above a house in Monroeville, New Jersey
Kearny · NJ, USA
round white object in kearny nj