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)
New Brunswick · NJ, USA
Boomerang shaped object over Central Jersey
Paramus · NJ, USA
4 bright white dot that was followed by a traail of light that moved around in oval shaped orbits and crossed paths.
Morristown · NJ, USA
Silver metallic object, moving slowly SE, toward Union NJ
Bradley Beach · NJ, USA
Cigar shaped object moving fast, southward from NYC.
Linden · NJ, USA
Day after WTC disaster-glowing object observed during countrywide "no fly"- changed shape and color
Bordentown · NJ, USA
Three ufo's, triangular, with very bright, round lights at the point of each angle.
Raritan Bay · NJ, USA
Experienced local private pilot and aircraft buff with wife could not figure out what this object over NYC was.
Blackwood · NJ, USA
This site occured after a violent 45 minute thunderstorm and rain.
Morristown · NJ, USA
sept. 15, 16, 2001 I seen 7 diamond shaped light's in the sky of morristown yestorday afternoon with a friend who seen it as well. They
Union · NJ, USA
crystal clear blue sky background. no other objects in the sky. Went outside on my deck to observe a high flying eagle, hawk or other l
Bloomfield · NJ, USA
Metallic Teardrop shaped object sited over NYC a few days after the WTC bombing, no joke!
Marlboro · NJ, USA
Stationary bright lights, then sudden fast movement following us from Holmdel, Marlboro, and Manalapan.
Blackwood · NJ, USA
Formation Sighting Below Comet
Palisades Park · NJ, USA
It was oval shape with cap (full of white color lights).
Seaside Heights · NJ, USA
2 lights over the Atlantic Ocean zipping around eachother.
Burlington · NJ, USA
A shape shifting UFO
Burlington · NJ, USA
A local woman and several others reported to the police station that they saw a large oval of lights hovering over the Delaware river i
Mt Laurel · NJ, USA
Small round distant object appearing and disappearing
Morristown · NJ, USA
Multiple small, white, high-flying objects seen in daylight
Morristown · NJ, USA
UFO sighting on 7/12/01
Monroe Township · NJ, USA
It was a decending light, brighter that the stars. the sky was clear and falling downward very fast. their was no sound.
Carteret · NJ, USA
V-Type formations and more, hovering, then fading out one by one.
Carteret · NJ, USA
UFO spotted over Carteret, Linden, Woodbridge.
Carteret · NJ, USA
25 lights, 75 witnesses over cataret Nj on 7/15/01.
Carteret · NJ, USA
moving light formation