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)
Newark · NJ, USA
Amazing Siting
Port Reading · NJ, USA
12 starlike, silent,slow moving , erratic pattern, yellowish/orange color objects, eventually fading out one by one.
Cartaret · NJ, USA
dozen yellowish-orange lights flying in formation
Carteret · NJ, USA
Slow moving V-formation of lights with orange flares. 75 cars pulled over on NJ turnpike at night to witness the event.
Jersey City · NJ, USA
I noticed a bright light(3) from my window-it was moving in a not as fast as a typical plane(prop).It was huge because I wair -7.oo con
Carteret · NJ, USA
Strange lights over Carteret
Carteret · NJ, USA
LIGHTS OVER NEW JERSEY
Carteret · NJ, USA
Massive NJ sighting
Carteret · NJ, USA
bright lights in sky, unidentifiable!
Carteret · NJ, USA
Major sighting by hundreds motorists along the NJ turnpike (traffic stopped!), from homes , by police, you name, they all saw the same
Carteret · NJ, USA
Flickering Golden Lights in NJ
Carteret · NJ, USA
Bright-yellow V-formation spotted in the the night sky over the Arthur Kill
Carteret · NJ, USA
Orange lights hovering over Carteret NJ in V formation
Carteret · NJ, USA
Forwarded Report: Credible witness describes cluster of 14 lights moving over town of Carteret, NJ.
Bayone · NJ, USA
16 or more bright lights near NJ Turpike forming a pattern and reorganizing about 1000 feet off ground
Bergenfield · NJ, USA
Daytime sighting of 7 to 11 lights, some hovering and some darting in random directions
Marlboro Township · NJ, USA
Unbelievable Detailed Unknown Aircraft, seemed like it was about to land!
Marlboro · NJ, USA
Amazing, High Defenition, and full of detail. So close , seemed like we could touch it.
Watchung/Warren · NJ, USA
Very bright light, disk-saucer shape. Did not seem to make noise. Traveling toward Bedminster, NJ, at a speed of about 40-50 mph. Ve
Surf City (Long Beach Island) · NJ, USA
Two shimmering copper-colored craft with no noise were seen flying from north to south
Wayne · NJ, USA
no lights or sound, flat, black, v-shape; suspended in the sky, slowly rotated.
Linden · NJ, USA
Linden NJ ... Strange object in sky, same day as Carteret NJ sighting.
Waretown · NJ, USA
a triangular object that was making light show tring to contact but was un known for what it was doing
Kenilworth · NJ, USA
I looked up in the sky, and saw what looked like a triangle, all the corners were lit, and the bottom looked as if it were glowing, I p
Atlantic Highlands · NJ, USA
Observed from 2nd floor balcony white glowing orb size of basketball navigating below tree top level approximately 30-40ft from me. Fly