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)
Ship's Bottom · NJ, USA
Witnesses reported an unidentified object over the ocean near Ship's Bottom, New Jersey around 11 p.m. in August 1962, with the sighting lasting about five minutes.
Avon-by-the-Sea · NJ, USA
In 1962, a witness in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey, reported being approached by a small orange light that appeared to change into a large circular object, over about five minutes.
Toms River · NJ, USA
Round, dark disk shaped object with lights all around it softly whirred by, hovering overhead for a few moments and then moved on.
Whitehouse (near) · NJ, USA
In 1962, a witness near Whitehouse, New Jersey, reported a bright light accompanied by what they described as an electrical sensation and a period of missing time.
McGuire AFB · NJ, USA
In 1961, a witness near McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, reported two sightings: a green spherical light and, separately, one or more red fireballs, over about three hours.
Carteret · NJ, USA
In 1960, a witness in Carteret, New Jersey, reported a silent cigar-shaped object moving slowly overhead before vanishing at tremendous speed, over about ten minutes.
Watchung · NJ, USA
In 1960, a witness in Watchung, New Jersey, reported a reddish-brown, cigar-shaped object humming overhead with markings resembling hieroglyphic writing, for about 20 seconds.
New Jersey (southern) · NJ, USA
In 1960, a witness in southern New Jersey reported a cigar-shaped object that dropped pieces of heated metal, one of which the witness said they later kept, over four minutes.
Mendham · NJ, USA
In 1959, a witness in Mendham, New Jersey, reported a disk-shaped object hovering at eye level roughly fifty feet away for five minutes before departing at great speed.
Trenton · NJ, USA
In 1958, a witness in Trenton, New Jersey, reported a diamond-shaped object hovering near a hospital before speeding away as they attempted to take a photograph.
Teaneck · NJ, USA
A witness in Teaneck, New Jersey reported a cylindrical object followed by a disc-shaped object in the sky, observed for about two minutes in the fall of 1957.
Paterson · NJ, USA
Formation of approximately 8 light gray metallic disks silently crossing the night sky around October 1957 in northern NJ
Phillipsburg · NJ, USA
Witnesses in Phillipsburg, New Jersey reported a cigar-shaped object in the sky after nightfall, observed for about seven minutes in July 1957.
Salem · NJ, USA
A witness in Salem, New Jersey reported losing time before finding themselves in the backyard and seeing five disk-shaped objects nearby, in an incident lasting about an hour in June 1956.
New Brunswick · NJ, USA
Witnesses reported four disk-shaped objects flying over the city of New Brunswick, New Jersey for about ten minutes during the summer of 1956, according to the original account.
Beach Haven Park · NJ, USA
Three women in Beach Haven Park, New Jersey reported a disk-shaped object descending over the bay, hovering for about 30 seconds, then departing so fast it seemed to vanish, in June 1955.
Red Bank · NJ, USA
Bright orange light, about the size of a pea at arms length, moving slowly from the west to NE. I was a soldier, stationed at Ft. Monm
Keansburg · NJ, USA
A witness in Keansburg, New Jersey reported a silvery, circular object moving slowly overhead at 3 a.m., changing direction before vanishing over the horizon, over nine minutes, November 1953.
Sandy Hook/Highlands · NJ, USA
Triangles over New York Harbor 1950
Newark · NJ, USA
As a student of astronomy, this writer witnessed ufo's performing astounding aerial maneuvers. Silent propulsion. Technical performance
Harding · NJ, USA
Round small yellow saucer idled in/above the water behind us, with a second small object hovering over my girlfriends shoulder.
Atlantic City · NJ, USA
Observed a very bright white saucer (had two legs as if it was about to land) bright lights, then the left leg of the saucer was green