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)
St. Davids · PA, USA
4 Triangular objects hovering over Eastern University
Leesport · PA, USA
Craft 100 feet above water red and white lights flew towards us stopped in midflight zigzagged and shot into sky
Clarks Summit · PA, USA
THIS WAS WITNESSED IN THE DAY -- A CLEAR BLUE SKYED DAY , AND IT WAS FAST !!
York · PA, USA
Bright shiny object that suddenly disappeared.
West Chester · PA, USA
My last sighting was not a hoax.
West Chester · PA, USA
Large grey cigar shaped object.
Downingtown · PA, USA
buring ball, over chester county pa
Bradford · PA, USA
Shiny, symmetrical, metallic object against deep blue sky on sunny day that really stood out
Allentown · PA, USA
orange light making two 90 right turns over s whitehall pa
Selinsgrove · PA, USA
White light chased after by jet, strange recording from reciever taken.
Newtown Square · PA, USA
Flash Skips Across sky in Newtown Square, PA
McMurray · PA, USA
03/21/09 4 lights circling approx 6 stories high in residential area. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights?? PD))
Allentown · PA, USA
Bright white object over Queen City Airport, flying at a fast rate in a straight line for about 15 seconds, until it went behind clouds
Jonestown · PA, USA
When I was outside and coming in at 12:30, I paused my music and heard a weird noise like a plane or something in the air, but it was s
Johnstown · PA, USA
Bright light spotted in sky
Cataqua · PA, USA
I saw that craft yesterday seen in N.J. it was in pennsylvania first for a while,
Royersford · PA, USA
Three objects moving from one point to another and repeating pattern for one hour.
Glenolden · PA, USA
The sky lit up blue - there was a black figure within the light. (Distinct shape)
Whitehall · PA, USA
WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THIS HUGE BLACK STING RAY SHAPED OBJECT WITH A VERY, VERY FAINT GLOW AROUND IT WAS MOVING ABOVE.
Doylestown · PA, USA
3 lights (triangular) entered the sky like a shooting star, faded away and repeated this process til out of sight
Stroudsburg · PA, USA
I observed a light in sky on January 30th it moves slowly from left of my home up down right left. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD))
Allentown · PA, USA
Bright light in nite sky
Lake Ariel · PA, USA
Object staionary then fast move to other direction
Wrightsville · PA, USA
Two rectangular shaped solar panels hovering
Philadelphia · PA, USA
the color of lights cannot be duplicated for a reason i cannot pinpoint. STRANGE