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)
Keansburg · NJ, USA
Silent object glowing orange gradually falls across sky, comes back up, hovers, is passed by two aircraft, then flickers out of sight.
Stillwater · NJ, USA
Bright pulsating light intervals of approx 1-2 seconds each pulse lasting approx 3 seconds
Port Republic · NJ, USA
Two large light objects stationary in sky for over 20 minutes, just changed light shapes and then gone
Seaside Heights · NJ, USA
My wife, son, sister and her two kids were watching a movie on the beach in Seaside Heights, NJ with at least 25 other people when my w
Wildwood · NJ, USA
Very fast sighting of a light traveling at a speed that was incredible .
Brick · NJ, USA
1 Nucleus type of Craft, Metallic Two spheres together floating over Jersey Shore
Whitehouse Station · NJ, USA
Large white transparent & opaque w/o physical material; no sound; over hour observed it slowly moved away until it looked like star
Bridgewater · NJ, USA
Large green fireball with a large trail
Plainsboro · NJ, USA
2 fireball shapes over a farm in nj
Montclair · NJ, USA
Orange flickering spherical object flys over Montclair NJ silently at steady speed & altitude.
Woodstown · NJ, USA
4 Witnesses See Hovering Fireball in Woodstown, NJ
Annandale · NJ, USA
One fireball looking low object moved slow at first, then off it went to the east
Collingswood · NJ, USA
lgjht in nj 8/31/12.
Mannington/Salem · NJ, USA
Formation of bizzare blinking lights near Salem Nuclear Plant
Manville · NJ, USA
Me and my girl friend and our best friend were sutting on my front pourch i was looking at the moon bugging my self out then we started
New Egypt · NJ, USA
This may not be of any value because it happened several years ago, but because the object appeared to land I felt it should be reporte
Brick · NJ, USA
3 separate objects headed from west to east appearing to have flames on there starboards sides. Relatively slow moving appromiately the
Union Beach · NJ, USA
4th of July Fireball, NOT a Firework.
Mancheter · NJ, USA
2 bright orange low flying ball flying in formation
New Brunswick · NJ, USA
Rotating Orb Seen In New Brunswick Sky
Montclair · NJ, USA
2 fireballs that crossed each other then disappeared.
Linden · NJ, USA
2 bright orange orbs in NJ sky
Elizabeth · NJ, USA
Hovering air craft not making a noise over jersey tpk
Andover · NJ, USA
While on the deck last night with my wife, she called me outside to look a this object she had notice coming from the south out of hack
Mantoloking · NJ, USA
Orange balls, fireballs, steady movement