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)
Nockamixon township · PA, USA
Bright light rise over the lake went across the lake then disappeared
Dawson · PA, USA
Seen a red light fly to a group of red lights.
Levittown · PA, USA
Bright white star shape that flew rapidly and flashed red and blue.
Allentown · PA, USA
Round very bright orange object traveling west to east, turned south, ascended quickly, getting smaller then disappeared into blacknes
West Abington Township · PA, USA
Black figure ignites across sky and then vanished with a very controlled blast of light. ((NUFORC Note: Contact info defective. PD)
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Strange sky and 2 moving orbs of light in the sky.
Mills · PA, USA
large rotating saucer with dome. It stayed in one spot well above the tree line on the hill across the road from me.
Aliquippa · PA, USA
MADAR Node 68
Lords Valley · PA, USA
MADAR Node 44
Schuylkill Haven · PA, USA
Translucent stingray-shaped object, no lights or noise at all, moved fast and vanished.
Erie · PA, USA
I was leaving my house around 9:58pm to house sit my friends mothers place.(I ALWAYS look up at the sky on clear nights) I noticed 3 bl
West Chester · PA, USA
three vertically attached bright white stars wobbling left to right
New Florence · PA, USA
At first it seemed against a clear night sky we were witnessing a shooting star. It shot across the stars stopped still illuminated, pa
Irwin · PA, USA
At about 10:40 PM on July 11th, 2020 I took my dog outside in our back yard to use the bathroom. It was quiet for about the first 15 se
Erie · PA, USA
Perfectly shaped triangle of three craft hovering in the NE sky; one by one each left quickly disappearing into the darkness.
New Kensington · PA, USA
Alien driving car, headlights shined in window as he pulled away, face to face with a grey alien, life-changing scary
Thorndale · PA, USA
I saw a moving light being followed by some type of plane
Worthville · PA, USA
Bright light traveling from southwest to northeast, too large to be a satellite.
Sandy Lake · PA, USA
Resembled a Star.
Millerton · PA, USA
MADAR Node 104
Lords Valley · PA, USA
MADAR Node 44
Upper Chichester · PA, USA
Flashing lights in a sporadic pattern moving very fast over PA
Lords Valley · PA, USA
MADAR Node 44. considerable compass heading change during the five-minute period of one-minute datalines of 03:15:27 to 03:20:32
Lords Valley · PA, USA
Glowing orange cylinder flying width-wise about 2000 ft in altitude crossing 70 degrees of sky silently in 8 seconds.
Emmaus · PA, USA
What appeared to be a white star circling a red circle. Object was not sporadic in movement.