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)
Mechanicsburg · PA, USA
Pink light in the sky
Philadelphia · PA, USA
The object is clearly visible moving across many pictures taken from a stationary camera on a tripod.
Kempton · PA, USA
Brief glimpse of triangular object, late at night in PA, no explanation.
Montoursville · PA, USA
I saw an object with mutiple lights near Williamsport, PA on 7/06/2009
Bloomfield-Friendship (Pittsburgh) · PA, USA
Several lights moving rapidly seen in the western sky in Bloomfield-Friendship. Appeared to be flying around illuminated hospital tower
Philadelphia · PA, USA
moving light.
Wilkes-Barre · PA, USA
Space Station Confusion
Berlin · PA, USA
A six pointed spire craft about 70 to 90 foot in size hovered for 10 minutes above wind mill making know sound and emitting no exhaust
Pottstown · PA, USA
the object was to low to be a jet and to quiet.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Deep-Orange Pulsating Object flying slowly over a suburb of Pittsburgh
Milford · PA, USA
Odd craft over Milford, PA
Greencastle · PA, USA
Group of bright lights maneuvering at very high speed
Somerset · PA, USA
Craft with lots of light, hovering over pine trees in the woods.
Dover · PA, USA
Red and orange light seen moving and hovering in Dover, PA.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Pink Chevron trailed by two smaller craft
Newtown · PA, USA
Bright UFOs seen with Chemtrails Bucks County
Kersey · PA, USA
Bright light flew across the sky slowly then disappeared 2mins from sighting. ((NUFORC Note: Satellite?? PD))
Linesville · PA, USA
Bright white light headed east, dissappeared when aircraft 5 aircrafts headed towards it.
Plains · PA, USA
2nd sighting of circle ship (with escorts) in same location in 2 years.
Plains · PA, USA
1 ring-shaped, 2 circular and 1 kidney-shaped object witnessed in Plains, PA
Plains · PA, USA
Circle shaped object with hollow center slowly glides over Plains PA with 3 other possible objects
Springdale · PA, USA
Very bright, Star like, Very High altitude, No sound/s, Not moving and very unusual for this area ?
Bucks · PA, USA
The object I observed was sperical in shape orange to redish orange in color moving intentionaly in a straight direction from what i b
Pittston · PA, USA
5 bright orange shapes in sky.
McKees Rocks (Pittsburgh) · PA, USA
Lighted, silent "H" shape object over McKees Rocks (Pittsburgh, PA)