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)
Wellsville · PA, USA
While walking, I noticed a shape in the low cloud cover. It appeared to be a saucer shape almost on edge. It looked mostly whitish.
Mechanicsburg · PA, USA
Triangle shaped (white only) lights observed flying directly over head apeared to be one solid object
Brier Hill · PA, USA
Around July 18, 1977 about 3:30PM in the afternoon. A very nice sunny day with only patchy cumulus clouds. Driving home on US Rt.40 nea
Clarion · PA, USA
Silent, slow moving black triangle hovering over interstate.
Houtzdale · PA, USA
Object seemed to want to distance itself from our presence.
Houtzdale R.D. · PA, USA
While driving south on Route 53 with my brother, we were exiting a thunderstorm. Leaves, trees and branches were moving violently. It
Clarion · PA, USA
Lights and Craft in Clarion, PA
Hometown · PA, USA
loud triangular craft with 3 lights over rural Schuylkill County, PA in 1977
Dingman's Ferry · PA, USA
While working as a security guard at Wild Acres Lake in 1977 saw a bright rise off the ground, hover over trees and shoot off into sky.
Conshohocken · PA, USA
Cloud turning different colors for several minutes.
Pennsylvania (30,000 ft. above on coast) · PA, USA
i was in a jet at 30,000 ft over penn on a clear sunny day looking out the window i saw a adamski style craft all silver 40 ft in diami
Hatboro · PA, USA
Glowing Orb with 2 satellites circling
Philadelphia · PA, USA
While driving north on 7th st our 3 year old son shouted for my husband and I to look up in the sky. We looked up, and saw what I thou
Allentown · PA, USA
MY FAMILY AND I HAD BEEN UP WATCHING BI-CENTENNIAL FESTIVITIES FROM COAST TO COAST ON NATIONAL TELEVISION; TALL SHIPS, ETC. BY 2AM MOS
Aliquippa · PA, USA
colorful lighted bowl shaped object landed in back yard early morning.
Athens · PA, USA
US Airforce plane moving very low and and very slow, surrounded by round disk and making no sound.
Ford City · PA, USA
UFO black cigar shape with two smaller perpendicular cigar shapes crossing center.
Wilkes-Barre · PA, USA
This was the biggest reported u.f.o. sighting as long as i can remember it was the summer of 76 in hanover and wilkes-barre. it was aro
Kutztown · PA, USA
UFO sighted NE of Kutztown, PA-1976
St. Thomas · PA, USA
2 craft seen for a couple minutes.
New Danville · PA, USA
A bright white glowing disc that sat stationary above the village for some minutes.
Mountaintop · PA, USA
Seven teens see nioseless cigar ufo & one reports a swirl of light that stops 1 foot in front of her.
Mountaintop · PA, USA
Baseball field size. Triangular rotating lights. Red and white lights. Summer of 1976. At dusk. Mountain Top, Pa.
Pittsburgh (Mckees Rocks · southwest of), PA, USA
We were enjoying the evening sunset, as it glistened off the USX towers downtown Pittsburgh, in a north easterly direction. When we all
Ricketts Glen SP · PA, USA
Viewing an apparent satellite movement, it instantly reversed direction on the same track.