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)
Chambersburg · PA, USA
Fireball
Clearfield/Curwensville · PA, USA
the object left a trail
Johnstown · PA, USA
lights in SW sky 10/31/05 9pm
Mt. Pleasant · PA, USA
Bright green stream of light that was moving south along 119 South.
Lancaster · PA, USA
light across the sky
Boliver · PA, USA
Sept 2nd 2005 11pm Boliver, PA Witnessed an object in the night sky that moved at impossible speeds in horizontal directions.
West Chester · PA, USA
light flashing for about an hour and started slowly moving away
Lauglintown · PA, USA
2 bright white lights moving away from the ground rapidly over the mountains of western PA
Columbia · PA, USA
9/6/05 05:30 AM Columbia, PA 30 second duration, disk-shaped craft with lights flying at low altitude
Williamsport · PA, USA
Shape is boomerang and white with colors on bottom, which takes off sideways at blinding speed while other objects are below.
Bethel Park · PA, USA
On my way home I saw this flashing light which soon was showing different colors.
Media · PA, USA
During Astronomy Lab course at Delaware County Community College. Students were looking at the constellation Cassiopeia when left of th
Plymouth · PA, USA
Sphere shaped object very similar to a star very close to it, only larger and brighter.
Bellefonte · PA, USA
Black tubular telephone size object flying over the Bellefonte PA (near a airport & Penn State) approximately 10:30am on 9/30/2005.
Ashland · PA, USA
Circle of lighst ((NUFORC Note: Suspected sighting of a star or planet. PD))
Lake Nockamixon · PA, USA
Two balls of light pulsating colors zig-zagging across the sky.
Fawn Grove · PA, USA
I was sitting on my back porch early evening about 7pm, the view faces south east for a few miles. I noticed a dark object in the sky a
Aston · PA, USA
Four moving UFO's appear on NASA TV's Shuttle Discovery STS-114 camera. While viewer records it all.
New Freedom · PA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Hoax?? PD)) About 6 weeks ago I was standing out back of my house, letting the dog out at about 1:30 AM.
N. Cambria · PA, USA
These were in the upper atmosphere and definitly under intellengent controll.
West Chester · PA, USA
Red blinking light circles stationary white light.
Washington · PA, USA
Bright orange stationary light that disappeared quickly.
Wilmore · PA, USA
Humanoid spotted in Wilmore, PA
Nazareth · PA, USA
Massive Triangle UFO Making a LOT of SOUND that shakes the windows
Nazareth · PA, USA
Light Makes a Very Fast 180 to Follow After Another Light