Unknown UFO Sightings in Pennsylvania
511 unknown-shaped UFO sightings reported in Pennsylvania since 1947, peaking in 2020 (54 reports).
- Total sightings
- 511
- Span
- 1947–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (54 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Unknown
1947–2022 · peak 2020 (54 reports)
Phillipsburg · PA, USA
NY FAA Center (ARTCC) shift-supervisor calls to rept. strange obj. seen on radar at 40k'. Obj. paced jet, seen by several other a/c.
Phillipsburg · PA, USA
Crew of bus jet call to describe sighting: intensely bright ball of light at 40k' approached their a/c, "jumped" 10-20 mi. in seconds!
Allentown · PA, USA
Couple witness obj. "like a cross, with circles on the bottom" pass over their truck. Six transparent "windows" on bottom surface.
Doylestown · PA, USA
Driving on Rte. 313, man sees 3 bright "meteorites." Eng. & lights fail, van stops abruptly. Paralyzed, feels something "scan" mind.
E. Greenville · PA, USA
Woman, and 2 neighbors, witness a large, white light, which approaches them. Becomes gold, w/ windows, each a different color.
Meadville · PA, USA
Father and son witness a very peculiar, multi-colored light, as it appeared to rotate.
Upper Makefield · PA, USA
Two young girls witnessed extremely bright white, spinning lights overhead. Lts. turned blue, disappeared. Local power failure.
Schnecksville · PA, USA
Man & daughter witness triangular obj. w/ 3 very bright white lights on the corners, 1 red light in the cntr. Obj. circled their home!
Eilmsport · PA, USA
PA Emer. Man. Agency relays report from citizen regarding "UFO sighting." (Established 19NO95 they were advertising lights.)
Lower Nazareth · PA, USA
Woman witnesses huge, triangular-shaped ship, covered w/ bizarre lights, "like traffic lights." Very dramatic sighting.
Haltbro · PA, USA
Woman reported witnessing a cluster of "gold cigars." Passed overhead very fast. Objs. were thicker in center. Distinctly gold.
Clairton · PA, USA
Young woman w/ 4 friends see obj. streak out of the sky, stop, and hover in N sky. Larger than sun; orange & yellow.
Wyoming · PA, USA
I was driving home late at night an observed 3 columns of green light in a field.
Copley · PA, USA
Man reports 2 "white UFO's w/ red & green spinning lights" hovering N & NW of Allentown, PA.
Adamsville · PA, USA
Mother, daughter, friend witness huge, lighted ball streak overhead. "Turned whole sky blue." Flew N to S. Size of full moon.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
object travels very fast horizonally and then shoot straight up at 90 degree angle
Greensburg · PA, USA
Experienced UFO investigator calls to report receipt of multiple calls regarding bright obj. that had just passed N to S over W PA.
Edinboro · PA, USA
5 youth witness huge, extremely bright obj. streak from N to S. Obj. descends through clouds, accelerates, levels out. Alarmed.
Breezewood · PA, USA
Prof. race car driver encounters bizarre, bright blue obj. hovering above ground in lonely valley. Obj. strobes blue, green, streaks
Fox Chapel · PA, USA
Son & father witness a brightly lighted "inverted salad bowl" w/ smaller obj. darting to & from it; objs. merged, descnd, rose, dpartd.
Jeannette · PA, USA
Woman witnesses 2 motionless lights near horizon, then saw dark "mass" around them. Lights went in circle, descend behind trees.
Boyertown · PA, USA
Young woman sees bizarre green, white, & red "stick," which rotates 90 deg., expands laterally. Good rept.
Pottstown · PA, USA
Journalist from Pottstown (PA) Mercury calls to request information about multiple sightings in area.
Earlville · PA, USA
Young man repts. daylight sighting of egg-, or cigar-, shaped silver object. (See other sightings from Phila./Pottstown PA.)
Leesport · PA, USA
Teen w/ friends witness two large, orange lights hovering. Objs. descend, move away. 1/4 diameter of full moon.