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)
Brick · NJ, USA
fireball spins, pulsates and changes colors very fast. ((NUFORC Note: Possible twinkling star, we wonder. PD))
Barnegat · NJ, USA
two red blinking lights moving very slowly than dissappeared
Berkley Heights · NJ, USA
shiny gray object floating in the sky of new jeresy.
Hackensack · NJ, USA
A bright white circle in the sky moving slow and made no noise at all.
Magnolia · NJ, USA
Bright Sphere
North Wildwood · NJ, USA
fire ball
Port Republic · NJ, USA
Bright red glowing object in Port Republic, NJ (small town)
Lake Como · NJ, USA
Ball of FIre over Lake Como, NJ
Parsippany (west of) · NJ, USA
It looked like a large gray wreath with small scattered lights, a few miles southwest of Parsippany, NJ 4/2/11.
Asbury Park · NJ, USA
My wife and I were watching TV at approximately 10:05pm when my wife looked out our bedroom window and noticed a strange object in the
Egg Harbor Township · NJ, USA
Large triangle with lights, making a low humming noise floated very slowly about 150 feet above the ground.
Clayton · NJ, USA
soft pale peach light ascended slowly controlled from 68 degrees near ursa major and SHOT OFF vanished out of sight like shooting star!
Hopatcong · NJ, USA
It was white, almost big (but not huge, smaller than big), made noise when it fell, lumpy (looked like more than one thing, not sure)
Kenilworth · NJ, USA
White light spliting into 3 over Kenilworth NJ
Mahwah · NJ, USA
UFO hovering over mine shaft caught it from 35 yards away with my iPhone
Belle Mead · NJ, USA
Glowing orb ascended from my woods, hovered above the trees, trailed behind a plane, stopped, than finally disappeared.
Toms River · NJ, USA
three orange lights hovered over Barnegat Bay very still and then vanished.
Lacey Township · NJ, USA
5-6 giant bright oval shaped lights in perfect formation by Oyster Creek Power Plant, NJ
Waretown · NJ, USA
5 orange lights formed in perfect line southeast on Rt. 9 in Waretown NJ
Ewing · NJ, USA
Floating object hovered then flew away very quickly.
Atlantic City · NJ, USA
I'm on a bus and the craft was stationery as we went by. Other strange things have been going on in my legs as well. I have had another
Egg Harbor Township · NJ, USA
Small moving light extremely high in the sky.
Mullica Township · NJ, USA
Light in the sky that seems to move in very small circles and changes intensity.
North Caldwell · NJ, USA
Large, Still, Silent, Hovering Triangular Craft. 19 Miles West of New York City
Cape May · NJ, USA
i fast moving red light, turned to blue, changed direction then turned white and it was gone!!!!