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)
Clifton · NJ, USA
I first noticed it coming from the southern sky heading north. It appeared to be over the eastern portion of Clifton when I saw it then
Hazlet · NJ, USA
Two men saw a white "snowball" pass through night sky, altering course rapidly
Sewell (Washington Township) · NJ, USA
observed UFO at two different times within 1-2 minutes time
Wantage · NJ, USA
Two glowing yellow objects, floating in the sky.
Waterford/Chislehurst · NJ, USA
Came from above south east 1 witness saw an up ward movement after initial sighting witness 2 saw after that point hot electric blue
Pompton Plains · NJ, USA
silver craft seen near high school field .
Union Beach · NJ, USA
I was at Union Beach at about 7:00 p.m. in full daylight, and we were walking along and my dad saw a "kite" but later we relized that
Stafford Forge · NJ, USA
triangle craft was going across parkway from left to right very low and slow. there was no noise. it had red lights underneath not blin
Tuckerton · NJ, USA
triangle shaped object very low over the garden state parkway ,no noise , very slow, then very fast, red lights with a yellow green glo
Jackson · NJ, USA
ufo spotted while mowing lawn
Fair Lawn · NJ, USA
2000 UFO sighting northern NJ suberbs.
Glen Ridge · NJ, USA
Orb of fast-moving light sighted in GLen Ridge, NJ.
Jersey City · NJ, USA
My roomates and I were enjoying a late night barbeque in our backyard when a all three of us obsereved a large orange sphere moving qui
Highlands/Sandy Hook area · NJ, USA
Large pinkish with green streak cloud. It seem to move like the Northern Lights.
Tuckerton · NJ, USA
the 2 objects seem to be following one another.
Paterson · NJ, USA
At around 10.45 p.m when I just looked at the sky, i found 5 lighted objects. The size of these lights were double the diameter of the
Pine Hill · NJ, USA
Black Metallic Boomerang-Shaped Craft Hovering Motionlessly
East Rutherford/Secaucus · NJ, USA
driving west on n.j. turnpike extenstion on 1/28/00 @ 5:30 'ish pm. my passenger says look at that! what is it?! And as we looked north
Woodbridge · NJ, USA
On 3 separate occasions over a 3 minute span, we saw objects moving around and interweaving with each other at a high speed and they ap
Atlantic City area (north or northeast of Hammonton) · NJ, USA
Light remained stationary- unlike any star-large-disappeared with the horizon
Matawan · NJ, USA
Unbelievably large triangular shaped craft with pale orange colored lights .
Princeton · NJ, USA
On the night in question I observed 5 objects flying to the north. Their flight pattern was different than a normal flying object (plan
Keasbey {Woodbridge} · NJ, USA
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Englewood Cliffs · NJ, USA
LOOKING NORTHWEST AT APROX. 45-55 DEGREES FROM HORIZON. TRAVELED TO NORTHEAST AT METEOR SPEED UPWARD.
Cliffside Park · NJ, USA
Object seen flashing brillant colors, moved slightly from north to south. Appears to be surrounded by a haze, could not definitely say