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)
Wildwood Crest · NJ, USA
Referred to this event by my Daughter.
Hammonton · NJ, USA
1 came from southwest it had red and clear lights in front of what appeared to be circular in shape but i never saw full shape it was m
Denville/Parsippany · NJ, USA
8-12 Bright Red Objects in a V formation observed at 8:30 on 01/17/09
Monroeville · NJ, USA
Moving star
Oakland or Wanaque · NJ, USA
White lights over Route 287, Northern New Jersey
Hammonton · NJ, USA
3 Circular UFO's seen
Hightstown · NJ, USA
Sighting in Hightstown UFO!
Morristown · NJ, USA
A triangular object with a light on each corner flies across the highway in a straight line while spinning around.
West Paterson · NJ, USA
Someone dropped the moon in West Paterson
Randolph · NJ, USA
3 bright orange lights over Randolph, NJ, evening of 01/26/09 in Tringular formation
Lake Hopatcong · NJ, USA
Three red lights seen from Lake Hopatcong, NJ on january 26
Cedar Knolls · NJ, USA
Object that looked like a large moon...it moved and then dropped off sight.
New Brunswick · NJ, USA
Five red lights in a line over rt 287south
Bloomfield · NJ, USA
5-6 pulsating red dots over Bloomfield, NJ 1/29/09 8:01 PM- 8:07 PM
Atlantic City · NJ, USA
Space Shuttle Shape traving very fast, faster then its sound.
Lodi · NJ, USA
very dim grouping that still may have been geese, flying in a stright line in the south direction
Mahwah · NJ, USA
very bright illuminated white object flying across the ramapo mountains in nj
Hammonton · NJ, USA
I was driving up Bellview ave. downtown Hammonton early evening and noticed two bright white lights resembling stars but very low slowl
Kinnelon · NJ, USA
Five motionless hovering lights in a formation, just above treetops of a wooded area, slowly moved over a nearby field , then vanished.
Maplewood · NJ, USA
An Orange/Red Light over Northern Jew Jersey
Ocean City · NJ, USA
2ea. round multicolor objects in the southern skies from Ocean City, NJ not moving for 15 min.
Jackson · NJ, USA
one object with three bright red lights
Atlantic City · NJ, USA
ZigZagging Light over Atlantic Ocean off Coast of Atlantic City, NJ
Howell · NJ, USA
over 30 shafts of white lights a mile wide in nj
N. Cape May · NJ, USA
Military planes chaseing UFO