Have you ever seen a UFO in the Garden State? Back in the winter of 2025, we were all convinced that we were seeing aliens, with all of those insane drones we saw flying around the skies. Car-sized drones were spotted all over Jersey, and a lot ofpeople were convinced that we were in store for an alien invasion.
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Turns out the drones were part of a “training mission” and not aliens, but still, it makes you think.
Believe it or not, Jersey isn’t a stranger to the paranormal, scary tales, or UFO sightings. I mean, step foot into the Pine Barrens and you could very well run into the Jersey Devil.
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Spend an evening in Asbury Park or Cape May, and you could feel yourself being haunted by a spirit. Jersey is a state that’s steeped in paranormal phenomena, so the fact that we have cities and towns that have claimed to see a crazy amount of UFO’s over the years isn’t a huge surprise.
10 NJ Towns And Cities With The Highest Number Of UFO Sightings
For example, near the Jersey Shore, Toms River has over 40 cases of possible UFO sightings over the years, and if aliens were going to visit Jersey, why not visit the shore? They could grab a boardwalk slice, some funnel cake, and check out the ocean before heading back to their home planet.
In fact, 10 towns and cities in Jersey claim to have a crazy high number of UFO sightings. Did your town make the list?
LOOK: Cities with the most UFO sightings in New Jersey
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