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)
North Bergen · NJ, USA
I remember seeing lights over North Bergen, NJ
Newark (south of · Garden State Pkwy.), NJ, USA
A bright light with a tail, like a fireworks, flew east to west across the highway, between 100 and 500 feet elevation??, distance ??
Englewood Cliffs · NJ, USA
When I looked up a bright white light appeared. It began moving to the left and changed to a faint yellow. The light dimmed to the poin
Black Horse pike · NJ, USA
While riding in the passenger seat in our conversion van with my mom driving and other siblings asleep in the back. We were driving on
Howell · NJ, USA
It was hovering and left with great speed and there was no sound or exhaust smoke
Chatham · NJ, USA
5/22/97 22:21 large object over morris/union county new jersey. ten degrees above horizon.
Pompton Lakes · NJ, USA
I was driving in a car. I saw a saucer metal shaped object, a metal I've never seen before, hovering in the sky, above the falls. It se
Edison · NJ, USA
Large, triangle shaped ufo that emanates light at each corner, moves on straight a straight linear axis while in 360 degree rotation.
Newfoundland · NJ, USA
Driving N/W on Rt. 23 on the way home from 3rd shift. After passing thru a trarric lite i noticed a glimmer off to the left hand side.
Elizabeth · NJ, USA
Spheres in New Jersey
Elizabeth · NJ, USA
There are many sighting i have seen in my lifetime, there are even some that i have heard from my neibors out of the united states.
Riverside · NJ, USA
Woman & daughter see V-shaped obj. w/ red/blue/green lights streak across sky, stop dead, hover. Many neighbors witness object.
Wanaque · NJ, USA
8 vertical strobing white lights above Wanaque reservoir NJ
Englewood Cliffs · NJ, USA
On August 6th of 1996, while driving North on Route 9-W from Fort Lee, NJ to Englewood Cliffs NJ, I observed (what appeared to be) a la
Smithville · NJ, USA
Large craft hovers over car. witnessed by 4 individuals in two seperate locations!
Ventnor · NJ, USA
i was outside with my friend and his sister and over above us we saw a circle craft hove silenttly and the a sort of door open and ligh
South Amboy · NJ, USA
It was a ball of white light that changed to triangular red and blue lights and then again to a ball of red light.
Camden · NJ, USA
strange orange circles or discs passing overhead
Sussex · NJ, USA
triangular shaped object seen on separate occasions in different states
Sussex City · NJ, USA
OBJECT SEEN WEEK OF PAN AM 800 DISASTER,LESS THAN 1OO AIR MILES FROM SITE.VIDIO TAKEN,WILL FOWARD.I KNOW OF NO OTHER CRAFT THAT CAN FLI
Camden · NJ, USA
3 sets of 4 orange circles or discs traversing the sky from west to east
Collingswood · NJ, USA
Formation of 5-6 circular disks appears connected only edges illuminated orange/red no sound and traveled south to north in 5 seconds
Ringoes · NJ, USA
Green orb; ft. diameter.
Woodbridge · NJ, USA
two stars appear to be moving in figure eight formations.
Voorhees · NJ, USA
Circular metallic ship, dome top, 5-6 circular green lights on the bottom