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)
Beverly · NJ, USA
Immensely bright, white, saucer shaped, object directly positioned directly over our home for 54 minutes.
Norwood · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 145
Heightstown · NJ, USA
My stepmother and I were driving on Indian Hill Rd., when we experienced a light gray triange shaped ufo with red and white lights.
Norwood · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 145
NJ (above; in-flight @ 30K feet) · NJ, USA
Weird light "dancing" at aprox 30K feet up during commercial flight from IAD to MHT
Harrison · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 121
Manalapan · NJ, USA
While driving my son down Sweetmans Lane he saw a dark grey cross shaped object frozen in the air over the trees along the road
Norwood · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 145
Port Murray · NJ, USA
Black round shiny object. ((anonymous report))
Harrison · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 121
Harrison · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 121
Norwood · NJ, USA
MADAR Node 145
Old Bridge · NJ, USA
Low cloud haze over entire sky, unable to determine exact shape, however the unnatural motion caught my eye
Manahawkin · NJ, USA
First notice two lights widely spaced apart greater than width of planes that fly by. ((anonymous report))
Villas · NJ, USA
Ufo materializes on video in Cape May, NJ
Port Republic · NJ, USA
UFO hovering over black helicopter then jumping across the sky. Have video.
Glen Rock · NJ, USA
Triangular UFO 300 ft, slow moving not linear, just above trees.
South Amboy · NJ, USA
2 circles in the sky changed colors several time from blue to orange.
Mays Landing · NJ, USA
Green, triangular object seen falling from sky.
Toms River · NJ, USA
Up in the sky hovering white light on top, bottom lights circular and rotating. Was moving back & forth, up and down.
Sewell · NJ, USA
Green and red light Pulsating, not flashing like an aircraft It was just hovering then it would move at 90 degrees angles, then stop ho
Fanwood · NJ, USA
On 2/10/19, at about 6:00 a.m., gazing out my window, I saw two stationary bright white circles with white lights around their perimete
Old Bridge · NJ, USA
Big, bright light descends then hovered in front of us.
Clementon · NJ, USA
((HOAX??)) you can do this.
Freehold · NJ, USA
7 glowing orange spheres moving slowly.