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)
Mays Landing · NJ, USA
30 silent bright lights moving fast in a row. ((Starlink satellites?))
Hammonton · NJ, USA
they travel very fast in single line in the sky traveling from the west. ((Starlink satellites?))
Tenafly · NJ, USA
12 starlights were moving in formation from SW-NE direction. (("Starlink satellites??))
Hawthorne · NJ, USA
FLYING OBJECTS.
Berlin Boro · NJ, USA
They looked like stars moving or satellites in a single line formation around 5:30 am east coast. (("Starlink satellites??))
Phillipsburg · NJ, USA
Lauren Dr Phillipsburg Nj just getting done with a Job outside filling work order . The ski was a dark blue still a little light in the
Jersey City · NJ, USA
Bright light surrounded by small lights, all change color and move in an strange manner.
Atlantic City · NJ, USA
I saw two orange lights and them disappeared. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Cape May · NJ, USA
Red dancing light. Then multiple flashing lights. Extremely silent. Three military helicopters on scene. Air tasted like perfume.
Martinsville · NJ, USA
Bright light above the SW horizon like a star but too low to be a star. Hovering but occasionally moving in an erratic way from
Atlantic City · NJ, USA
20 or more lights making formation above ocean and hotel roofs. Lasted from 40 to 60 minutes
Bayville · NJ, USA
Elongated light with aurora beams going downwards to bay an jutting side to side very quickly.
River Edge · NJ, USA
An object was spotted in the Northeast direction from Bergen County, NJ for over 20 minutes. ((Venus??))
Glassboro · NJ, USA
3 lights moving in sky over Route 322
Howell · NJ, USA
It was very bright in the sky, far away I saw what I thought to be helicopter under the object, lights were green. ((anonymous report))
Monroe · NJ, USA
Bright circular flying objects.
Kinnelon · NJ, USA
Bright spinning light hovering for about 45 minutes. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus?? PD))
Edison · NJ, USA
I noticed that the stars were real bright...at first it looked like the big dipper. ((Starlink satellites))
Edison · NJ, USA
I noticed that the stars were real bright...at first it looked like the big dipper. (("Spacelink" satellites??))
Newark · NJ, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source of report provides no information. PD))
Wanaque · NJ, USA
Very bright white shape from cylindrical to round, hovered in same place for 40 minutes, eventually went higher and faded from view.
Howell · NJ, USA
2 of us witnessed a quick Bright light, then we saw a flash of orange Trail and it disappeared. It definitely was not a shooting star
Teaneck · NJ, USA
100 ft triangular craft with bowl
Hamilton Township · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 62
Tenafly · NJ, USA
String formation. Looked like stars one after the other for a good 15min. They were moving East - North-East. The last light appeared b