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)
Indiana · PA, USA
cone - orange ball on top orange cone then changing to yellow with yellow ball on bottom
Silver Spring · PA, USA
Followed a light in the sky, until we saw it hovering and we parked under it, till it shot off again out of sight.
Kennett Square · PA, USA
House sized cube on axis, colored lights pulsing, moving slowly about 25 feet off the ground
Noxen · PA, USA
bright silver 75-100 ft long cigar shape, dark horizontal slits hovering silent 50-75 ft alt. over Schooley's Peak Noxen, PA.
Levittown · PA, USA
1 small bright light appeared to be chased by another.
Sunbury · PA, USA
Triangle shaped UFO stopped in sky then accelerated at great speed
Lancaster · PA, USA
Both my wife and I worked at the Park City Mall, and were just coming home from work on a warm, humid summer night. We lived in an apa
Granville Summit · PA, USA
4 lights speeding very fast across sky silently
Mountain Top · PA, USA
Baseball field size. Triangular shape. Rotating lights. No noise. Just rose up and eventually disappeared into stars.
St. Marys · PA, USA
Cigar shaped ufo hovering over St. marys pa then shot across sky about 1975
Waterford · PA, USA
I saw what I thought was a small odd looking plane but realized as it got closer it was no plane.
Oil City · PA, USA
UFO over Oil City, PA 1975
Springfield · PA, USA
Six or seven white lights in a row that turned red, then back to white and quickly flew away
Pauncetony · PA, USA
strange man appears in heh woods
Oil City · PA, USA
Bright lights in the sky seperated by several miles moving in odd geometric directions--changing course instantly
Jermyn · PA, USA
Fireball moving northwest to southeast
Erie (countryside) · PA, USA
80' diameter silver disc observed from distance of 130' away. Disc was motionless,quite 100' off ground. 1974
Harrisville · PA, USA
We were kids about 14 years old at the time. We live in a rural area. A friend and I were walking up a dirt rd. when we got to the top
Westline · PA, USA
I was sitting with my friend at Red Bank where the bridge was at the Allegheny Resoivor. We had been fishing and saw a light cross the
Moosic · PA, USA
Buzzed by UFO
Simpson · PA, USA
A report from Simpson, PA in February 1974 described an object that hovered with colored lights, then went dark, sped away, and left a visible trail, lasting 10 + minutes.
Carbondale · PA, USA
A circular object flew across the sky and fell into a pond. The water was bubbling and a strange blue/green color. Police and militar
West Chester · PA, USA
I lived near a general aviation airport so I thought that I was witnessing another aircraft. At dusk, it came towards me with a constan
Lewisburg · PA, USA
A report from Lewisburg, PA in September 1973 described a triangular object displaying red, blue, and green lights, lasting 3min.
Little Meadows · PA, USA
Oval Object With Aura - Close Up