Paranormal Sightings in New Jersey
16 nightmarks documented
16 paranormal sightings in New Jersey
Jersey Devil Sighting — Pine Barrens, New Jersey (2018)
A motorist's headlights caught a dark, winged creature at the tree line. It spread its wings and vanished over the canopy of the Pine Barrens.
Bright object observed over Scotch Plains in suburban New Jersey (1967)
A bright unknown in the New York suburbs — where congested airspace made true anomalies impossible to miss.
Bright object observed over Cedar Grove in suburban northern New Jersey (1964)
A bright unknown in the NYC suburbs — where residents beneath the world's busiest airspace knew every aircraft by heart.
Elongated glowing object observed over Pequannock, New Jersey (1963)
An elongated glowing craft beneath one of the world's busiest air corridors — where residents knew every aircraft type by sight.
Bright object observed near Fort Dix and Camp Kilmer at Metuchen, New Jersey (1962)
A bright unknown in densely populated central New Jersey — where residents beneath NYC's approach corridors knew every aircraft by sight.
Bright object observed over southern New Jersey farmland at Vineland (1952)
A bright unknown over South Jersey farmland — where military traffic from three nearby bases made identification easy, except this time.
Unidentified object observed over McGuire AFB transport hub, New Jersey (1952)
An unknown at the East Coast's busiest military transport hub — the day after Washington's radar events made global news.
Bright object observed over the New Jersey capital of Trenton during peak week (1952)
A bright unknown over New Jersey's capital — during the peak week when the wave was producing cases by the dozen daily.
Bright object observed over Lavallette on the Jersey Shore on the first Washington radar night (1952)
A Jersey Shore unknown on the first night of the Washington radar events — 150 miles north, the sky was just as strange.
Bright object observed over Tenafly on the Hudson River across from Manhattan (1952)
A bright unknown on the Palisades — looking across the Hudson at Manhattan, where only the truly strange could compete.
Anomalous object detected at Fort Monmouth radar laboratory, New Jersey (1950)
America's top radar scientists detected an anomalous object over their own laboratory — the birthplace of U.S. military radar.
The Great Jersey Devil Panic of 1909 — Southern New Jersey
In January 1909, hundreds of people across thirty towns reported a winged creature. Schools closed, factories shut down, and armed posses hunted the Pine Barrens.
Jersey Devil Mass Sightings — Burlington County, New Jersey (1909)
A witness watched the creature on his shed roof for ten minutes, describing it in detail: collie head, horse hooves, crane legs, and two-foot wings.
Leeds Point — birthplace of the Jersey Devil, New Jersey
Mother Leeds's thirteenth child became a monster in 1735 — screams, hoofprints, and glowing eyes still haunt the Pine Barrens where the Jersey Devil was born.
The Leeds Devil Legend — Leeds Point, New Jersey (1735)
A mother cursed her thirteenth child to be the Devil. It transformed into a winged, hoofed creature and flew screaming into the Pine Barrens.
Jersey Devil Sightings and Encounters — Pine Barrens History (1735–present)
From Napoleon's brother to modern forest rangers, the Jersey Devil has been reported across the Pine Barrens for nearly three centuries. It's New Jersey's official state demon.