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)
Erie · PA, USA
Strange, beautiful, confusing. I wonder what I saw??
Ford City · PA, USA
two disc shaped objects moving east to west at a very high rate of speed
Ford City · PA, USA
the objects were reddish orange , no blinking light, but a continuous light
Altoona · PA, USA
Lighted chevron shaped object observed.
Plymouth Borough · PA, USA
White lights in a cross formation, similar to earlier sighting 3/12/00
Dingmans Ferry · PA, USA
o4:45 april 16. object changed shape from a dot to a rectangle, at about 120 degrees from north of dingmans ferry pa.
Lititz · PA, USA
Disk sighting in broad daylight
Slippery Rock · PA, USA
Orangeish small lights flying mostly in a "V" formation with no sound at least 500 or more for at least 3 hours
Harmony · PA, USA
a green and yellow flahing light, that moved vertical in a matter of seconds in a very rapid speed. then no lights. then dark red ligh
Plymouth Borough · PA, USA
Sighting similar to cross-shaped light formations seen on 03/12/00 and 04/15/04
King of Prussia (5 miles from) · PA, USA
broad black (w) was in the day and made no sound, none
Reading · PA, USA
Flashing light hovering in the same spot for about 4 minutes. Flashes of red, blue, and white. Went from several lights to one and the
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
THE OBJECT WAS MAGENTA AND AERODYNAMIC
Lancaster · PA, USA
Fast white light horizon to horizon 10 seconds flat
Carmichaels · PA, USA
Refer. to the report from Carmichaels, Pa. on 21 March 2004 at 20:30 hrs.My son and I were six miles from Carmichaels, Pa in the vi
Carmichaels · PA, USA
Object did not look like a plane ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Fairfield · PA, USA
Slow moving object in night sky abruptly disappears
East Stroudburg · PA, USA
Electronics not working,Engine not working,Air fuzzy around ship.Red white and blue lights on the ship.
East Stroudburg · PA, USA
Electromagnetic fields, Haze or blur, red white blue lights on craft.
Abington · PA, USA
I saw a silent, diamond shaped craft with 5 lights on bottom, traveling slow. The outline was fuzzy.........
Lancaster · PA, USA
brilliant but fuzzy rectangle shaped fast mover
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
i WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY WEATHER BALOON SHAPES, ETC. THE CURRENT WEATHER BALOONS USED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ARE COLORED FROM
Blue Bell · PA, USA
Pale green glowing round object flew across the sky followed by a long tail of light
Newtown · PA, USA
Glowing Green Light streaking accross sky
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Ok well I was outside star gazing as i often do thanks to Mike Gullo. When all of a sudden My dog started barking, as i looked around i