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)
Sicklerville · NJ, USA
I noticed in the sky this Triangle Yellow Light moving slowly around a little forest that we have between our complex (Asten Woods)
Somerset · NJ, USA
I saw a dull white cigar shaped UFO at 2:15 pm flying horizontal in a crystal clear blue sky.
Monmouth County · NJ, USA
small silver cigar shaped object over New Jersey
Brick · NJ, USA
it was like a diamond and had flashing lights, and it seem to hover in the same spot, then just dissapear ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD)
Rutherford · NJ, USA
shining orbs appear near chemtrails
Piscataway · NJ, USA
A buzzing sound interupted my piano/singing; 1/2 lit light green slats, white & red lights on other side, 20-30 ft up & from my house.
Wayne · NJ, USA
I was sitting in my bed when a bright array of lights caught my eyes. I looked out the window and noticed a flying object no more than
Howell · NJ, USA
Pack of lights in Howell, NJ sky
Parlin · NJ, USA
A white dot traveled at amazing speed, followed by a blue light behind it.
Matawan · NJ, USA
gigantic light over field
Somerville · NJ, USA
My dad and I were in the hottub. We were looking at the moon and saw a grayish sguare and oval shape. It was going across the sky fast.
Somerville · NJ, USA
My daughter and I were in the hottub, looking at the sky. There were 2 objects gray in color flying west to east pretty fast. They had
Harrison · NJ, USA
There was about seven objects up extremely high in the sky.
Brick/Lakewood/Toms River · NJ, USA
Strange lights over Parkway in Ocean County.
Batsto · NJ, USA
Batsto New Jersey UFO ((NUFORC Note: No date provided; witness does not respond. Possible hoax. PD))
Green Brook · NJ, USA
Extremely bright lights for a few minutes then vanished.
Monroeville · NJ, USA
I saw an object hovering high in the sky above my house
Westmont · NJ, USA
I saw a saucer shaped craft after a middle school dance
Bridgewater · NJ, USA
UFO following Chemtrails in Bridgewater, New Jersey
Howell · NJ, USA
series of three red lights moving in a north to south direction, no noise, then disappeared.
Newton · NJ, USA
three strange balls of light darting about in a pattern above newton, new jersy.
Route 202 · NJ, USA
Cluster of lights fade then disappear
Fortescue (over the Delaware Bay) · NJ, USA
Light with erratic flight pattern
Monmouth Beach · NJ, USA
12 brilliant silver orbs surge from the cloud cover
Bellmar · NJ, USA
FOUR WHITE OBJECTS MOVING SLOWLY SW IN FORMATION