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)
Holmdel · NJ, USA
triangle of stars about the size of of the head of the constelation Leo. Moving very slowly from north to south along the eastern horiz
Freehold · NJ, USA
it was a large hovering aircraft with many luminous lights that glided off in a manner unlike any other aircraft i had ever seen
Newark · NJ, USA
Strange sound from sky near internation airport
Cranbury · NJ, USA
In the first sighting it appeared that the military plane was used as a cover or as a distraction to keep your eyes focused on the plan
Middletown · NJ, USA
radically strobing lights form triangular shape followed by 15 lights in random alternating strobing patterns.
Lyndhurst · NJ, USA
Small creatures from the sky
Byram · NJ, USA
Silver-blue-red flashing light seen above northwestern New Jersey
Westmont · NJ, USA
Brilliant greenish white light streak in the Southwest sky at 6 AM EST 04/26/02 seen in Southern NJ, USA
Wanaque · NJ, USA
I saw 300 little dots flying really high, forming some kind of shape.
Clayton · NJ, USA
we saw lights in a cloud
Edison · NJ, USA
In mid night, flashing big yellow white lights soared past my window but then my neighbor claims to have seen it too.
Wanaque · NJ, USA
i was playing catch with my self, when i saw something in the sky. i looked up, and i saw alot of yellow dots flying in the sky. i loke
Bridgewater · NJ, USA
Two independent persons witnessed a large blue object in the sky the size of a 3 story building.
Washington Township · NJ, USA
Most likely a meteor or other type of space program related debris.... but it produced the brightest, most intense blue and green fireb
Little Falls · NJ, USA
I was driving on Ridge Road heading north along the reservior. Just as I entered Little Falls I saw an air craft flying fairly low. I w
Washington Township · NJ, USA
Possible abduction/missing time
Brigantine · NJ, USA
Lights over Brigantine, New Jersey.
Rutherford · NJ, USA
UFO sighting in North Jersey
Jersey City · NJ, USA
This craft was two thin to be a plane. And this was moving in a different dirrection then the earth. Possibly a UFO?
Jackson · NJ, USA
Bright white/green light flying silently across horizon
Highlands · NJ, USA
several strange lights and crafts over the Atlantic Ocean, red in color that bounced up and down.
West Windsor · NJ, USA
In Wes Windsor NJ, a glowing, undulating roughly V-shaped line of light moved across the sky just under the Orion Constellation.
Margate (Atlantic City) · NJ, USA
I'm sitting in my car and see sparks coming off of a fireball shaped object.
Middlesex · NJ, USA
strange color in sky
Matawan · NJ, USA
south east sky under the belt of Orion and just above the tree line was a bright set of 3 flasing lights , blue/green ontop, red to the