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)
East Amwell · NJ, USA
While playing football in the backyard with my sons, my 9 year old son asked me what i Thought this circular black mass in the sky was
East Amwell Township · NJ, USA
the craft seemed to float parallel to the hills very very slowly and at a constant speed then it seemed to turn or "widen" so that one
Trenton (Hamilton Township) · NJ, USA
The craft hovered over a neighbors home.
Atlantic City · NJ, USA
I'm a retired police detective. I was at the sea wall in Atlantic City, talking to a Atlantic City Fireman. I notice a bright blue ligh
Asbury Park · NJ, USA
Green/Blue Cigar shaped craft seen travelling south to north, along coastline. Craft was then seen rising slowly north of Convention H
Maple Shade · NJ, USA
Thought it was the North Star. Same brightness, color and size. Moved east to north in the NE sky about 60 deg. above the horizon.
Passaic · NJ, USA
I looked out the window at the sky about 8am in the morning. It was perhaps mid April with very puffy white spring clouds set against a
Hoboken · NJ, USA
Incredible UFO sighting in Hoboken NJ around 1997-1998
Cape May · NJ, USA
What initially appeared to be an aircraft, accelerated away from me at a rate of speed too great to be an aircraft. At a few miles dis
Middletown · NJ, USA
3-second fireball flies over me.
Neshanic Station · NJ, USA
Bright Lights with No Visible Source or Sound or Tracks Come in Through the Window
Paramus (souh of) · NJ, USA
Large white fireball over New York City
Trenton (just outside) · NJ, USA
Moving light around a stationary object...
Chester · NJ, USA
Seven UFO's zigzagging in formation across the night sky
Chester · NJ, USA
Seven UFO's zigzagging across the night sky over Chester, NJ
Shark River Hills · NJ, USA
I was walking my dog on a dark, clear evening. I sensed a weird feeling and looked up to the sky. Above the tree tops, I couldn't mak
Weehawken · NJ, USA
Green orb without streaking, incoming over Hudson River between NYC & NJ. A high-speed descent that looked like it was destined to cras
Ft. Dix (near) · NJ, USA
The object appeared to be a large airplane, but it was a dark grayish color unlike any any military planes. My wife and I were driving
Freehold · NJ, USA
Strange Orange Light
Hamilton · NJ, USA
sighting in NJ
Six Flags (near) · NJ, USA
I saw a disk with 4 colors of lights(red,yellow,blue,green) spining slowly. It was over a field. About 1 mile down the road I saw anoth
New Jersey · NJ, USA
about 2 and a half years ago I saw a ball shaped object fly across the sky at a fast speed.
Medford · NJ, USA
My friend and I were chased by a triangular object while driving home from a late movie. The object followed us all the way back to hi
Bloomsbury · NJ, USA
A blue/green neon like light object shined through the clouds. Traveling from the east to west at a high rate of speed.
Egg Harbor Township · NJ, USA
Bright Object in the sky