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UFO Sightings In Wayne Among 183 Reported In NJ In 2019

New Jersey had 183 reported sightings of strange objects in 2019, according to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC)​.

WAYNE, NJ - Was it a bird? A plane? Superman? An alien? Whatever it could be, Wayne was among those to report a UFO sighting in 2019.

New Jersey had 183 reported sightings of strange objects in 2019, according to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).

That includes strange sightings in Wayne, with the most recent one being reported on Nov. 22 at 5:05 p.m., when someone said they spotted a "white ball of light moving slowly east." The report also said, "There were three airplanes in the sky, one flew above and the other flew under the object."

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Another report was filed on Aug. 1 at 11 p.m., when a person said they "saw multiple aircraft, a bright white light and smaller red lights."

In nearby Paterson, someone reported on Nov. 14 at 5:55 p.m.: "Me and my son saw a triangle floating gray flat object with lights on each corner over the trees from my backyard window."

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The sightings made their way to a list compiled by the National UFO Reporting Center, an independent organization that's been around since 1974. The group, which has assisted police departments when people report their observations to 911, has put together a list of more than 90,000 sightings around the world.

To see a list of all 183 sightings made in New Jersey click here.

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