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)
Bethel Park · PA, USA
4 oval lights going in a fast circular path in the clouds above my house. ((NUFORC Note: Probably advertising lights, rotating. PD))
Philadelphia · PA, USA
V SHAPE (5 LIGHTS) FLYING OBJECT IN THE WEST PHILADELPHIA AREA ON 12/24/05 17:35. STEALTH?
Clarks Summit · PA, USA
white streaks following one another
Pocono Summit · PA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Sighting of ISS. PD)) White Oval Floating Light
Plum Borough · PA, USA
Round Light Bursts Into a Rod Shape
New Castle · PA, USA
Orange sphere witnessed streaking over New Castle Pa
Moscow (near) · PA, USA
Metallic, sphere-shaped object briefly visible from car on I-380 South
Schellsburg · PA, USA
I was halfway across Shawnee Lake looking towards Schellsburg ,The Mill Road area and saw this more round than oval bright light moving
Schellsburg · PA, USA
Large bright light that was pulsating traveling lower than airplanes and suddenly taken off at a tremendous speed.
Harrisburg · PA, USA
A strange objects flashing a color lights with an orangish fireball.
West Conshohocken · PA, USA
Green-glowing object streaked downward with a white-smoke trail behind it; was gone in 2 seconds.
Meadville · PA, USA
3 flashing light, very bight.
Quarryville · PA, USA
Four lights seen in night sky
Chambersburg · PA, USA
Cigar shaped object was over my house and me and my friend saw the object.
Loretto · PA, USA
Dull red flash, Triangular ship, Vocal Noises
Schuylkill Haven · PA, USA
Amber colored lights in sky.
Chambersburg · PA, USA
Object left no visible exhaust chased by jets leaving white exhaust trails
Kittanning · PA, USA
Unexplainable lights.
West Chester · PA, USA
Strange black image passed quickly across the sky on a clear autumn night.
West Chester · PA, USA
saucer object cutting through full moon, south to north
Downingtown · PA, USA
cylinder object in night sky
Jonestown · PA, USA
Bright circular lights light up the sky in Pennsylvania
Equinunk · PA, USA
6 Streaks of light in the southwest sky at sunset travelling left to right.
New Wimington · PA, USA
Photo of unknown objects in Western Pa with what appears to be flying behind it.
Wyndmoor · PA, USA
I was standing outside and counting the number of planes I could see.I was looking in one direction over the tree lines, and a Fire