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)
Waynesburg (outside of) · PA, USA
3 orange discs witnessed by 4 people in Greene County, western Pa. in the summer of 1986
Bensalem · PA, USA
3 "stars" over bensalem spun away
Middle Smithfield Township · PA, USA
While watching Letterman, I heard and "felt" a low hum. I muted the TV, and could still hear the sound. I opened the sliding glass doo
Throop · PA, USA
5 nights of peculiar light with mini lights going to and fro.
Downingtown · PA, USA
Huge hovering ufo above home.
Levittown · PA, USA
Low flying, large triangle having fun, playing with us.
Daisytown · PA, USA
Observed five red lights spinning counter-clockwise,it moved slowly left hovered and and then moved back to the right into the wood li
Altoona · PA, USA
object that hovered above me in the night sky with multi colored lights going around it.
Granville Summit (West Franklin) · PA, USA
Flat saucer like object rises out of a pond, turns on edge and disappears.
Wampum · PA, USA
3 bright round objects hovering on side of road during bad snowstorm
Sunbury · PA, USA
Memory of UFO sighting in Sunbury Pennsylvania during mid 80's
Gettysburg · PA, USA
Multiple times from 80's to 90's, I saw light at night over Gettysburg battlefield, made no sound moved like helicopter.
Emporium · PA, USA
three lights over emporium pa
Schuylkill Haven · PA, USA
Triangular craft with bright white lights on corners was observed above building.
Boalsburg · PA, USA
Saw A bright light dart across the sky.
Perkiomenville · PA, USA
It was hovering over the trees and had bumps all over it..like it may have had different floors.It had many lights like runner lights a
Burgettstown · PA, USA
I was watching the tonight show and Dave Letterman was just coming on. I was laying on the couch, and out our front window I saw someth
Wilkes-Barre · PA, USA
Box shape, Large green and silent.
Cowansville · PA, USA
Myself and 3 other people saw a very large triangular space ship appear over the treeline along the edge of a field on our farm.
Elizabeth Township · PA, USA
My friend and I saw eight oval crafts with lights performing very unusal manuvers
Allentown · PA, USA
It was about 150 ft above me , made no sound, emitted no wind, floated till it came to Dorney Park,after about 5 minutes it dropped and
Sharpsville · PA, USA
This thing was absolutely huge and the lights were really beautiful and vibrant, not of this world
Bedford · PA, USA
From that same area smaller whites numbering 12 one right after another appeared. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Phoenixville · PA, USA
20 ft. diameter sphere 50 yrds. away red grid pattern light over entire sphere
Williamsport · PA, USA
a star-like light traveling in a zig-zag pattern at the speed of light.