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)
Plainsboro · NJ, USA
Very large trianglur craft 3 bright is white lights with a red dot in the center, was silent, stopped and change direction seemlessly!
Galloway · NJ, USA
Bright light making strange movements in the sky
Little Falls · NJ, USA
Expanding green/blue light with strong but silent electric current cuts power off to building and street lights. ((anonymous report))
Tabernacle · NJ, USA
The object flew overhead and it was in triangular form with flashing red, green, and yellow lights. ((anonymous report))
Burlington · NJ, USA
Orange glowing large circular object with about 8 blinking lights, I yelled ' I see you" and waved. It dimmed the lights and float
Newark · NJ, USA
We were walking in Branch Brook Park and we saw an sphere like object. It was not moving at first, it was just hoovering. However,in a
Egg harbor township · NJ, USA
I live near a commercial/military airbase outside Atlantic City, N. J. I witness all kinds of aircraft everyday. I see military F-18s f
Fredon · NJ, USA
Resting in bed before falling asleep. Saw strange very bright light in tree line. Kept watching. It the ascended straight up seeming.
West Windsor · NJ, USA
Bright lighted rectangular shaped object spotted.
Jackson · NJ, USA
Craft with rows of red and white alternating rows of lights. Hovered over trees, slowly moved E. ((anonymous report))
Tinton Falls · NJ, USA
I noticed a black oval-shaped craft with light surrounding it. ((anonymous report))
Somerville · NJ, USA
I am now a believer!
Morristown · NJ, USA
Dark Triangle Spotted in Cloud Cover on I-287 Near Morristown NJ
Haddonfield · NJ, USA
Airplane like flying object with red and green lights disappeared after a few seconds
Franklin · NJ, USA
Orbs in northern NJ.
Winslow Township · NJ, USA
Bright dark blue lite craft move across sky 100000 % ufo cigar shape brightly lite up color like the bluest diamond..
Cherry Hill · NJ, USA
Blue oval object with very bright flashing white lights on the bottom.
Plumsted · NJ, USA
I was on way home from work driving through Joint base Mcguire-Dix on Rt. 539.Long object with long green lights on bottom. Helicop
Pennsville · NJ, USA
Walking my dog this evening close to the Delaware River......... ((anonymous report))
Jersey City · NJ, USA
WOW NYC UFO SPOTTED ON WEBCAM !
Freehold · NJ, USA
Walked outside to smoke and sky watch. Looking east because because it was my best view on a stary night I sky watched as I slowly smok
Medford · NJ, USA
Unusual red/orange steady ball of light witnessed by three separate neighbors.
Iselin · NJ, USA
looking towards the south about 90 degrees up saw a tiny dot move north to south for 10 sec then stop and made a very sharp left almost
Tinton Falls · NJ, USA
Rapidly falling bright white-blue light with tailing lights. ((anonymous report))
Long Branch · NJ, USA
Between 3 and 6 a.m over the Atlantic Ocean there is always a lot of activity. ((anonymous report))