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)
New Columbia · PA, USA
6 circular object moved in straight line across the sky going west.
Gettysburg · PA, USA
Bright White Light at Night
Denver · PA, USA
Radiant green object souring through the sky than disappearing in a flash
Riverside · PA, USA
Bright star like object moving south changed colors from white to orange and then turned northeast.
Flourtown · PA, USA
Blue Light with Trail at a high rate of speed.
Hanover · PA, USA
One circular object that descended from sky to the side of a group of trees, ascended at 5 – 10 miles per hour in a straight path. It
Southampton · PA, USA
Huge bright yellow/reddish trangulair light in the N sky
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
((HOAX)) orange white and red lighted rotating disk moving up and down then suddenly flew away at a very fast pace.
Wilkes-Barre · PA, USA
Orange orb over North-East PA 30 sec
Erie · PA, USA
Fireballs slowly descend from the sky and disappear into Lake Erie
Rydal · PA, USA
My Grandfather was standing outside of our house waiting for me to return from driving to blockbuster when he calls me terrifyed to tel
Addison · PA, USA
Faint orange disc high in the sky that faded away and disappeared.
Clearfield · PA, USA
triangular shape object with bright lights over drive-in theater field in Clearfield, PA.
Philadelphia Airport (near) · PA, USA
Small UFO seen close to PHL
Media · PA, USA
Coworkers and I witnessed at least 8 red and blue or red and green flickering shapes in formation in Media, PA at approximately 4:00.
Great Bend · PA, USA
the object that i saw in the sky, that was the size of a blimp at one mile,(and this was at least 6 miles away) disapeared in 2 seconds
Langhorne · PA, USA
A boomerang object with a baby blue aura surrounding it hovering above Oxford Valley Mall in Langhorne Pa.
Allentown · PA, USA
Slowly hovering disk shaped object with a four pronged star-like shape on the bottom flying 60 feet above tree level.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Silver Object over Philadelphia airport
Belle Vernon · PA, USA
It was about five after twelve a.m. and I was outside smoking cigarette when this object flew by my house.It was a large silver obj
Kingston · PA, USA
In the north sky,slowly moving to the south. Hovered for about 1 1/2 minutes as the July 4 fireworks show was going on. Then "zipped" q
Carbondale · PA, USA
Strange Fireball Floats over Carbondale PA
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
orange glowing sphere in sky hovering
Lackawanna County · PA, USA
3 orange lights vivid but vauge hovering over whole valley of Lackawanna county,PA
Plymouth · PA, USA
It was red orange big and went up slowly.