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)
Milford · NJ, USA
sat down on deck behehind house. looking east i saw a military plane ( ABOUT 50,000 FT) heading south. i see them often. this time som
Stockton · NJ, USA
AN OVAL CRAFT CHANGES SPEED AND DIRECTION LIKE NOTHING I HAVE EVER SEEN!
Sussex · NJ, USA
Shiny orange objects seen in Sunset colored sky in New Jersey on May 6
Wildwood Crest · NJ, USA
White trail travelling north, making abrupt U-turn, then trail becoming erratic, losing altitude and disappearing from sight.
New Brunswick · NJ, USA
4 blue flying objects hovered in the sky for two minutes, sudden reverse of flying direction during flight.
Brick · NJ, USA
Afterwards I could not taste for a week.
Fords · NJ, USA
Two objects sighted near a rainbow. Close examination of the objects in the photos look to be craft of some kind.
Point Pleasant · NJ, USA
Fast moving object late night/early morning over the Jersey Shore.
Clifton · NJ, USA
Pulsating lights over Northern NJ
Lawrenceville · NJ, USA
I exited my car and I look up and this egg shaped object streaked across the sky. It traveled faster than anything I've ever seen befo
Hazlet · NJ, USA
ON 03-18-01 AT 8PM I WITNESSED APINKISH LIGHT COME FROM THE EAST AND STARTED DOING CIRCULER LOOPS AND DIVES OVER HEAD BEFORE DISAPEARIN
Oradell · NJ, USA
Huge white spotlight moving behind clouds; no object or light source visible
Browns Mills · NJ, USA
Object that moved in sky couldn't have been made in this world.
Glen Ridge · NJ, USA
Transparent, glowing sphere soon followed by glowing oval.
Bayonne · NJ, USA
Bright Light Over New Jersey
Rahway · NJ, USA
Two stationary lights shone then faded out in the evening sky near Venus.
Highland Park · NJ, USA
I was up that night writing my Fling Article when suddenly an intense blue light shone through my window. At once, I felt a feeling of
Union · NJ, USA
U.F.O or a wandering star?
Bloomfield · NJ, USA
Bloomfield, N.J., 7:40pm EST, saucer-shaped craft heading north/northeast coming from the southeast.
Cresskill · NJ, USA
Hudson Valley-New Jersey-Large Sighting, No Hoax
Somerville · NJ, USA
Large green light blurs across the night sky in populated NJ area. UFO or spacegarbage, either way it was an awesome sight.
Belleville · NJ, USA
it was dark out so I couldn't see the actual shape of the craft,but I think of ufos as something I never want to see so i stoped looki
Freehold · NJ, USA
an unidentifed flying object along with a smaller object hovered for a short period of time before disappearing
East Brunswick · NJ, USA
Tear-drop shaped UFO over central New Jersey.
West Allenhurst · NJ, USA
11/23/00 observed a V-shaped and crescent-shaped object silently crossing the sky with dull or faint orangy/pink lights.