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)
York · PA, USA
Another sighting in York PA!!!
Dingmans Ferry · PA, USA
While stargazing this strange object appeared
Philadelphia · PA, USA
10/26/07..Philadelphia.Pa..Oval..Silvery..about 200' long, in the Eastern Sky..
Tarentum · PA, USA
UFO outside over New Kensington PA and Tarentum.
Dover · PA, USA
black tetrahedron craft spotted in pinchot state park dover pa
Reading` · PA, USA
Green glowing circular object moving quickly across sky at dusk
West Chester · PA, USA
seven orbs spotted over south east pa.
Langhorne · PA, USA
Shiny silver cigar shaped object with no sound.
York · PA, USA
Bright object in the sky
Wattsburg · PA, USA
My brother and I saw three bright flashes off the side of the road in Wattsburg, PA.
Mechanicsburg (Harrisburg) · PA, USA
Saucer, flat shaped object with numerous blinking lights (red-ivory-green) around perimeter. Plate like
Russellton · PA, USA
((HOAX??))Rocket Shaped UFO reported in Deer Lakes (Russellton PA) Very Fast Moving!!!!
Scottdale · PA, USA
Bright object that flew away quickly
Glen Lyon · PA, USA
19 ufos circling around glen lyon, PA
Bristol · PA, USA
Silver Shaped DISC traveling at a high rate of speed.
Northern Cambria/Hastings · PA, USA
Strange light in Northern Cambria Pennsylvania, United States
Dover · PA, USA
pulsating light, hovers, disappears
Denver · PA, USA
Bright Light appears in the sky at about the same time in the AM. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus. PD))
Schwenksville · PA, USA
Two possible UFO's sighted twenty miles west of Philadelphia, Pa. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus and Mars. PD))
Fort Washington · PA, USA
Four + hours of observation, four individual observations of short duration
Guthriesville · PA, USA
Rotating orange beam appeared to stop and zig-zag away from approaching comm. airplane
Cherry Spring · PA, USA
light crosses sky in 4-5 seconds
Fort Washington · PA, USA
Daytime sighting two or three objects
Mercersburg · PA, USA
My friend and I have never seen anything like that . but i feel blesed that we did (unbeliveable) but true!!!
Blandon · PA, USA
2 V-shaped formations of red and blue lights seen hovering low on the horizon