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)
Jersey City · NJ, USA
Bright white diamond shaped object in the sky within the atmosphere standing motionless.
East Windsor (Cranbury) · NJ, USA
VERY LARGE BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT OBJECT ROTATING OVER 1 HR. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising light?? PD))
East Rutherford · NJ, USA
4 circular objects intertwining in and out of each other in circular motion behind clouds. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights? PD))
Vineland · NJ, USA
Two white objects relatively close to each other travel towards philly in silence and synchronicity.
Woodbury · NJ, USA
aliens exist
Florham Park · NJ, USA
2/15/2007 20:20 NJ quick flash of light across partly cloudy sky
Cape May · NJ, USA
Bright object, but it wasnt a plane.
Voorhees · NJ, USA
Bright objects hovering over Flyers Skaye Zone in Voorhees.
Summit · NJ, USA
while driving through the mountains of northern union county, saw a triangle.
Riverside · NJ, USA
bright object that stopped in mid air and backed up. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Cape May · NJ, USA
WHAT I SAW WAS IN A FORM OF CLOUDS.THEY WERE SAUCER SHAPED SOME WERE BIGGER THAN OTHERS,I HAVE PICS ON MY CAMERA PHONE YOU HAVE 2 SEE T
East Windsor · NJ, USA
unexplained diamond shape multi light moves extremely fast then disapears
Toms River · NJ, USA
yellow fireball shot off
Bloomfield · NJ, USA
What we saw was a hovering silent disc shaped craft with many lights emitting to the ground
Pittstown · NJ, USA
LARGE BRIGHT OBJECT HUNTERDON COUNTY NJ
Barnegat · NJ, USA
Five lights in the night sky. Each light flickered a bit before it fully turned on. Maybe one large Aircraft
Union City · NJ, USA
it was shape shifting or sevral hundred objects where moving in complete sycronized rythm but it was large who could have missed this.
Freehold · NJ, USA
If Orion had a foot, there is a "star"-like object making moves aerodynamically impossible. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius sighting. PD))
Rockaway · NJ, USA
As I was driving on interstate 80 I noticed a glowing bright above the distant mountain and as took a snapshot from my cameraphone it d
Dumont · NJ, USA
flashing lights changing directions and hovering and changing colors
Magnolia · NJ, USA
at 17:00 hours while looking at the western hemosphere just above the tree lines i saw what was clearly a bright orange cylinder shape
Toms River · NJ, USA
In the corner of our eye we both seen a bright flourescent green looking ball of light falling from the sky like a shootin
East Windsor · NJ, USA
Large, triangle shaped craft with white lights on tips and all sides, white light blinking on the bottom. No other color lights like an
Middlesex · NJ, USA
We were out stargazing on a very clear night after fixing a new telescope that had never been used. AFter about an hour or so of watchi
Stone Harbor · NJ, USA
Strange High Speed Aerial Object