UFO Sightings in Pennsylvania
4,650 UFO sightings reported in Pennsylvania since 1947, peaking in 2014 (382 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 4,650
- Span
- 1947–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (382 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1947–2022 · peak 2014 (382 reports)
Top cities in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
1947–2022 · peak 2014 (20 reports)
Pittsburgh
1950–2022 · peak 2013 (21 reports)
Reading
1966–2022 · peak 2012 (8 reports)
Allentown
1960–2022 · peak 2014 (9 reports)
Erie
1969–2021 · peak 2012 (11 reports)
York
1968–2022 · peak 2007 (5 reports)
Harrisburg
1965–2022 · peak 2014 (8 reports)
Lancaster
1975–2021 · peak 2011 (5 reports)
West Chester
1973–2021 · peak 2009 (7 reports)
Easton
1998–2019 · peak 2014 (6 reports)
Johnstown
1951–2019 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Bethlehem
1965–2022 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
State College
1968–2021 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Williamsport
1957–2020 · peak 2002 (4 reports)
Wilkes-Barre
1973–2020 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Mechanicsburg
1973–2021 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
Millerton
2012–2021 · peak 2020 (16 reports)
Downingtown
1985–2022 · peak 2007 (3 reports)
Pottstown
1965–2021 · peak 2000 (2 reports)
Altoona
1951–2020 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Renton · PA, USA
Observed an orb for a minute while it rotated and changed shape and then disappeared
Norristown · PA, USA
Watched an orange orb travel sw to ne in a straight line.
Sellersville · PA, USA
Bright orb steady movement east to west
Furlong · PA, USA
MADAR Node 38
Harrisburg · PA, USA
Around 8:15am I was home and looked out my window where I saw an object pretty high in the sky that seemed foreign after observation.
Glenside · PA, USA
White small moving disc with vertical glow around it
Interstate 78 Near Lebanon exit · PA, USA
I Was watching a jet going extremely high in the sky, and as I was watching my point of veiw showed a circular Disc flipping, moving aw
Allentown · PA, USA
Silvery opaque cylindrical shape with no wings, gliding slowly and silently across a perfectly blue sky.
Buffalo Township · Butler County, PA, USA
multi colored round shape
Hellertown · PA, USA
Helicopter white green red flashing circle
Bushkill · PA, USA
From a bright glowing light to blue and white lights just still in the sky.
York · PA, USA
Long straight vertical object
Imperial · PA, USA
Bright very slow no Soundwave very bright
coraopolis · PA, USA
I was walking down the street the I looked up and see a UFO, than I was talking loud then UFO slow then it goes
Natrona Heights · PA, USA
Straight line on 20+ that just disappeared
Blairsville · PA, USA
Long cylinder, could see was metallic. Looked yellowish, lights along top.
Furlong · PA, USA
MADAR Node 38
Loyalton · PA, USA
Big object gliding lighting up in the sky, caught my eye!
Greensburg · PA, USA
Intelligence analyst alien abduction event
Ephrata · PA, USA
Noticed lights in sky, not plane or stars
Lake Lynn · PA, USA
Seen two sphere shaped objects in the sky that definitely weren’t a plane, jet or helicopter. This is the third time we have seen this.
Mount Union · PA, USA
Large bright circular object slowly cruising at low heights around Mount Union PA
Bethlehem · PA, USA
Three very bright objects in a triangular shape
Quakertown · PA, USA
Brite unmoving white lights suddenly vanish viewed for 5 minutes
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Observing what you call the “sun” phone lens then bottom left to right