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)
Linden · NJ, USA
Crazy so I'm looking up at the sky as I always do. I see the airplanes going by and what looks like a close call but I know the planes
Toms River · NJ, USA
A short fast blue spec shot across the sky , NW, and then vanished. ((anonymous report))
Piscataway · NJ, USA
Fast moving flying craft seen on clear day in sky
Spring Lake · NJ, USA
Saw bright light over ocean, just hovering. Then, it just disappeared.
Wildwood · NJ, USA
Medium to large Fireball deep orange/orangeyellow with dark center looking like round fire??
Woodbridge · NJ, USA
Misty sphere.
Toms River · NJ, USA
Driving S on the Garden State parkway, just a few miles N of the Toms River toll plaza, I witnessed three orange flames.
Linwood · NJ, USA
Six lights in the sky, then flew quickly to the left. Never saw a ufo before. Could not have been an aircraft. Moved way too fast.
Ridgewood · NJ, USA
Metallic egg craft with a shadow circle orb around it.
Montville · NJ, USA
2 white glowing objects hovering over tree tops on I-80 - NJ
Cape May (headed toward on Parkway South) · NJ, USA
Formation of blue, purple, green, and red lights hovered over NORTHBOUND GSP . White/metallic spacecraft ZOOMED towards lights. WOWWWWW
Cape May/Wildwood · NJ, USA
GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SIGHTING OF AUG 2017 Cape May/Wildwood NJ
Cape May Wildwood Crest · NJ, USA
Large group of multicolor lights swarming through sky, moving like large flock of birds.
Glenwood · NJ, USA
Dark oval object seen to the right of the eclipse.
Paterson · NJ, USA
((HOAX??)) 6 red bright lights. ((anonymous report))
Delaware Township · NJ, USA
Nothing seen but extremely loud, sudden sound from above.
Manalapan · NJ, USA
CYLINDER SHAPED OBJECTS APPEARED FROM THE E MOVING TOWARDS THE WEST. THEY STOPPED THEN ROSE VERTICALLY. ((anonymous report))
Middleton · NJ, USA
Middletown, NJ, 3 bright yellow small circles in the sky that just appeared out of nowhere 7/4/2017
Linden · NJ, USA
Blinking stationary light....green...red....green. no sounds ((NUFORC Note: Possible "twinkling" star?? PD))
Linden · NJ, USA
Blinking light.....unlike aircraft, helicopter or blimp.
Manchester · NJ, USA
6 bright red lights appeared moving upwards then disappeared. This happened twice same amount of red lights.
Augusta · NJ, USA
Was driving on Plains rd, Sussex Co., NJ. 1235pm. Looked to right in sky. Seen a dark silver/grey craft. Top and bottom were flat.
Parlin · NJ, USA
UFO CHASED MY MILITARY AIRPLANE.
Fair Haven · NJ, USA
As I drove Over a jaw bridge in New Jersey I saw a blacked out object floating in the sky as I
Glassboro · NJ, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides a minimum of information about the sighting. PD))