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)
Breinigsville · PA, USA
alien abduction
Orangeville · PA, USA
Brilliant shimmering gold object sighted 1 hr after sunset
Orwigsburg · PA, USA
while at a Blue Mt. footbal game i witnessed 2 yellowish orange lights moving upward very quickly, one that zigzagged upwards/high spee
Breezewood · PA, USA
Chemtrails produce UFO
New Castle · PA, USA
UFO dropped a large white ball of light that fell to the ground.
Lebanon · PA, USA
white light travelling weat to east,suddenly changed direction and accelerated out of sight
Yamhill · PA, USA
Large triangle shaped object flew over our homefor 2 min. and made my wife and I non-sceptics forever.
Munhall · PA, USA
A friend of mine and i were standing in our friends front yard having a cigarette. I looked up and seen a orange colored ball moving f
Kintnersville · PA, USA
it flew across the western sky and was shaped like a symmetrical top
Scranton · PA, USA
It appeared to be a plane hovering in one spot with inverted wings and strange bubble-shaped objects underneath its wings.
Pottstown · PA, USA
Huge, intense bright white light that changed in size and direction, accompanied by 5 others.
Erie · PA, USA
A fireball was visible in the northeastern sky early Sunday morning in Erie, PA.
Reading · PA, USA
Bright blue-green flash lights up early morning sky like dayllight.
Mechanicsburg · PA, USA
explosion in the sky
Philadelphia · PA, USA
A bright flash seen in the sky facing west, 60 degrees above the horizon, heading downward from right to left, leaving a trail.
Coatesville · PA, USA
Very bright light rising, went very fast on an angle, and disappeared.
Hermitage · PA, USA
On 09/09/2000 I saw an object that had three rectangular goldish-amber lights in a triangular pattern and the object was totally silent
Catawissa · PA, USA
Craft flew across sky on fire.
East Springfield · PA, USA
growing then shrinking light over lake erie,20 miles west of erie,pa.
Allentown · PA, USA
White, disk shaped, and very fast.
Bethlehem · PA, USA
2 starlike objects crossed paths with each other going in opposite directions
Erie · PA, USA
Slow moving rectangular craft with 2 white lights and 2 blue lights, one blue light turned on at a time.
East Petersburg · PA, USA
two dull black circles in the sky. Ufo probes maybe?
Dickson City · PA, USA
Multiple sighting report!
Pottstown · PA, USA
I observed a shiny, transparent disc with multi-colored lights over power plant in Pottstown, Pa.