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)
Canonsburg · PA, USA
strange and lonely light attracted the attention of two seperate groups of people as it flew overhead
Bath · PA, USA
bright glowing light darting across the sky.
Allentown · PA, USA
3 small Strobing craft flew over PP&L building at great speed and headed over south mountain out of eye sight
East Pennsboro · PA, USA
falling light
Red Lion · PA, USA
The objects, one in a very luminous gold color and the others in a silvery color moved very fast and randomly from a starry dust.
Maple Glen · PA, USA
Spotlight like light seen in the sky
Indiana · PA, USA
Bright light in sky then disappears instantly after 5 minutes in the sky
Plumsteadville · PA, USA
My girlfriend, her sister, my little sister, and myself were coming back from running errands on Friday 1/23/09. We were coming back
Sheffield · PA, USA
hi, this just happened 2oo ago. I was wal;king my dog just after sundown. It was dark. I heard a deep rumnbling that seemed to come
Lower Burrell · PA, USA
I was driving along a rural road, when I noticed a blinding white light in my rear view mirror.
Edinboro · PA, USA
Four dull silver crafts seen doing aerial maneuvers
Warren · PA, USA
ufo,sighted,as a big bright slow moving low flying,moving satr,going n to e,about 5000-10000 feet,in nwpa,then vanished moving e
Anneville · PA, USA
multiple UFO sighting in PA - several witnesses
Harrisburg · PA, USA
3 large very bright lights in a line formation above I81 in harrisburg
Enola · PA, USA
Six lights in a "J" formation appeared/disappeared in sky.
Columbia · Wrightsville, PA, USA
On Dec. 12, 2007, at just before 5:00pm, I saw three bright lights over the Susquehanna River.
Palmyra · PA, USA
Series of star -like bright lights that came on and formed an arc then disappeared. Saw 3 times.
Hershey · PA, USA
Driving North on Bullfrog Valley Rd. I saw a red and white light. This light turns into 8-10 lights of the same. They faded in and out
Manheim · PA, USA
Manheim, PA, bright white light that separated into smaller white lights travelling in a straight line left and right from center.
Harrisburg · PA, USA
Harrisburg, PA - 7 to 8 light formation in the sky shaped like a boomerang - appeared 7 times
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Flying on flight from Charlotte North Carolina to Boston 757 airliner allegience 5 star! ((anonymous report))
Port Allegany · PA, USA
I saw six orange balls floating then disappearing, two of them did it for like five minutes repeadily.
Harrisburg · PA, USA
Five points of light in a V formation over Susquehanna River
Breinigsville · PA, USA
Fireball Sighting
Halifax · PA, USA
Green meteor