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)
Orwigsburg · PA, USA
I saw a ball of light outside my window one day. O.o
Downingtown · PA, USA
I thought it was a plane but it had no wings and did not move.
West Mifflin · PA, USA
A pulsating UFO people!!
Willow Street · PA, USA
Large reddish pink light Decending from sky in southern lancaster county, Pennsylvania
West Chester · PA, USA
Triangle shaped, very large, silent, with about 12 to 14 grey divits on the outer edge that reflected what little light there was
Drums · PA, USA
((HOAX??)) Saw 4 lighted orbs about 200,000ft. high chasing each other and going around in tight circles.
Enola · PA, USA
5 objects moving throught the air in unison and glowing slightly orange.
Lebanon · PA, USA
Two dim yellow lights moving very quickly
Carroll Valley · PA, USA
orange round object in field
Enola · PA, USA
Triangle craft with rotating becaon seen twice in 10 mins
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Driving North on Route 60, near the Pittsburgh International Airport. Above the airport, and a little north, there was a bright reddish
Shillington · PA, USA
small silver object following jet
Shillington · PA, USA
two objects in western sky
Germansville · PA, USA
Very strange jet like noise, as if it were pulsing or waving in and out. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
Warrington · PA, USA
Possible triangle shaped object with 3 amber/purple colored lights surrounding a large pulsating white light
Harrisburg · PA, USA
4 stationary lights shift position, move and disappear.
Bridgeville (near Pittsburgh) · PA, USA
UFO flying above Bridgeville and Scott Twp, Pa
Indiana · PA, USA
5-6 Lights in a line on the rear of the object
Manheim · PA, USA
There were 3 red lights sitting in the sky. They would stay lit for a minute and then fade away only to light up again minutes later.
Annville · PA, USA
Grouping of 8 or more spherical lights hovered, and then disappeared a few at a time until they were all gone
Reading · PA, USA
Bright white comet like object traveling in a straight line in the northwest sky.
South of New Holland · PA, USA
Squiggly contrail and object (triangular shaped with haze) moving away. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Valencia · PA, USA
At approximately 7AM I noted a spiral shaped or zigzag jet steam arising from the opposite horizon. ((NUFORC Note: Missile. PD))
Pottstown · PA, USA
Extremely fast round metallic object with very erractic turns as it ascended. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch from Wallops Island. PD)
Dunbar · PA, USA
Object seen from dunbar PA in th e sunrise ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch from Wallops Island, VA. PD))