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)
Breezewood · PA, USA
Prof. race car driver encounters bizarre, bright blue obj. hovering above ground in lonely valley. Obj. strobes blue, green, streaks
Kittanning · PA, USA
Large round disc hovering only 400 to 500 feet off the ground with glass dome on top
Wenksville · PA, USA
Two bright red lights flying in the air
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Bright Light over I95 (Philly) which shot off at an incredible speed and angle.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
3 disc shapes in unison fairmont park area phila.pa.
Pennsylvania (western) · PA, USA
Red Globes over western Pennsylvania....
Malvern · PA, USA
Triangular shaped with "mother of pearl" swirling light...six green square lights all on bottom
Fox Chapel · PA, USA
Son & father witness a brightly lighted "inverted salad bowl" w/ smaller obj. darting to & from it; objs. merged, descnd, rose, dpartd.
Jeannette · PA, USA
Woman witnesses 2 motionless lights near horizon, then saw dark "mass" around them. Lights went in circle, descend behind trees.
Boyertown · PA, USA
Young woman sees bizarre green, white, & red "stick," which rotates 90 deg., expands laterally. Good rept.
Yarldey · PA, USA
While in Trafic on Oxford Valley Road on way to eh Oxford Valley Mall craft flew over SLOWLY and very low.
Norristown · PA, USA
large circular craft hovering over river underneath a bridge
Pottstown · PA, USA
Journalist from Pottstown (PA) Mercury calls to request information about multiple sightings in area.
Temple · PA, USA
Low flying Black Triangle sighted by 2 witnesses in Berks Co. PA
Earlville · PA, USA
Young man repts. daylight sighting of egg-, or cigar-, shaped silver object. (See other sightings from Phila./Pottstown PA.)
Leesport · PA, USA
Teen w/ friends witness two large, orange lights hovering. Objs. descend, move away. 1/4 diameter of full moon.
Gilbertsville · PA, USA
14-yr. old youth w/ friends witness very bright, white, oval light in NE sky. (Facts unclear)
S. Greensburg · PA, USA
Woman witnesses large ball of bright white light flying NW to SE. Turns blue, vanishes instantly. Silent.
Shippensburg · PA, USA
Large, wingless ship hovers over university building.
North Washington · PA, USA
Falling Sparks from Hovering light
Noxen · PA, USA
Young man hears, then witnesses, strange ship at treetop level travel north over town of Noxen. Good rept.
Plymouth Meeting · PA, USA
Bowling Pin object in sky spit it a large white lit rectangle that flew over head in mid 1990's in PA rt 476
Philadelphia · PA, USA
saw object out of second floor window.
Harrisburg · PA, USA
County Emergency Agency supervisor receives call regarding triangular ship, seen to emit three beams of light.
Fredericksburg · PA, USA
I was driving by on the road and seen this saucer , it was ON the ground near a house. I stopped down the road and got out to get a clo