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)
Toms River · NJ, USA
Strange high-pitch sound heard.
Old Bridge · NJ, USA
Greenish/Blue light object in the sky.
Orange · NJ, USA
It was bright bright orange..Thinking mabe a star blown up in space. Then blue lights started blank
Atco · NJ, USA
2 directions star-like moving object. 2 speeds.
Ocean City · NJ, USA
Four blinking lights formed a "V"in the sky.
Edison · NJ, USA
LINE of LIGHT BOBS in early morn sky
Brick Township · NJ, USA
Bright object sweeping over the border of Brick/Wall Township.
Fords · NJ, USA
Black diamond shape object with bright white light in the middle. Hovered for a few minutes and shot straight up into the sky.
Forked River · NJ, USA
2 objects diamond shape, moved in Z pattern and took off one to right one to left sidewards.
Fredon · NJ, USA
Slow moving object w/ 2 red EXTREMELY bright lights at low altitude - no motor/rotor noise heard
Weehawken · NJ, USA
12/23/12 - Large Object with Red Lights falls Extremely Fast from Sky To Hudson River (Weehawken) with ZERO explosion/noise
Sparta · NJ, USA
5 large glowing red/white lights traveling close together
Matawan · NJ, USA
Yellow, alternating lights that hovered in the sky for a few seconds then darted southward.
Kenilworth · NJ, USA
Still hovering aircraft with loud noise that vibrated my body that swooped off after I recorded video of under a minute.
South Orange · NJ, USA
I was standing in my back patio looking out at a few planes in the distance, as it is very dark with the current power outage. I notice
Bernardsville · NJ, USA
11/08/12 and 11/09/12 lights in the sky
Bayville · NJ, USA
Two red fireballs, so close then shot up and disappeared.
Galloway · NJ, USA
Bright white, looks like 2 stars very close together yet jumping not flying in any direction
Allenwood · NJ, USA
Triangle, rainbow lights over Garden State Parkway.
Toms River · NJ, USA
Green UFO
Jersey City · NJ, USA
Orange lights in sky above New jersey
Hampton Borough · NJ, USA
Bright, glowing reddish-orange fireballs in the evening sky.
Bayonne · NJ, USA
With the trajectory of a satellite, a single, silent inverted orange flame passed overhead from northeast to southwest.
Long Branch · NJ, USA
Unknown object @ seen in Jersey Shore sky's. Stirs Interest?
Manahawkin · NJ, USA
Flashing light - moving rapidly - stopping...moving rapidly.