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)
Felton · PA, USA
It was early evening and our whole family, including many residents of Felton,Pennsylvania, all ran out to our porches up and down Hi
West Hazleton · PA, USA
A report from West Hazleton, PA in August 1973 described an object that descended and hovered overhead for an extended period, lasting one half hour.
Titusville · PA, USA
A report from Titusville, PA in July 1973 described an unexplained circular indentation, 10 to 15 feet across, found by the witness's grandmother in her yard.
Erie · PA, USA
War of the Worlds
Connellsville · PA, USA
A report from Connellsville, PA in July 1973 described a flat, gold-colored triangular object estimated at about 150 feet from point to point, lasting 3-5 minutes.
Clearfield · PA, USA
Daytime large ball of light shoots into the middle of the sky and stops for a few seconds then shoots off over the horizon at 120 deg.
Irwin · PA, USA
A report from Irwin, PA in June 1973 described five red lights arranged in a pentagon pattern, moving west, lasting 5 minutes.
Wilkes-Barre · PA, USA
ufo abduction
Mechanicsburg · PA, USA
cars lined up for days along silver spring road articles were written in the newspaper (strange lights) i saw the ufo 50 ft away.
Wellsville · PA, USA
A report from Wellsville, PA in June 1973 described a yellowish, star-shaped light approaching from the south around 9 p.m., lasting 2 minutes.
Glenolden · PA, USA
A report from Glenolden, PA in April 1973 described a large, brownish-gray oval object witnessed by multiple people, lasting 5 minutes.
Scranton · PA, USA
A witness in Scranton, Pennsylvania reported a rectangular object moving at very high speed and making no noise, during a ten-second sighting in January 1973.
Cincinnati (driving; from NY) · PA, USA
Pennsylvania, July, 1972
Williamsport · PA, USA
fireball, ( meteor ? )
West Pittson · PA, USA
we are not alone. ((NUFORC Note: We cannot be certain whether this report is intended as a hoax, or not. PD))
Allentown · PA, USA
A witness in Allentown, Pennsylvania reported a pink, glowing, boomerang-shaped chevron object moving across the night sky during a roughly five-minute sighting in June 1972.
Pocono Mts. · PA, USA
I was pulled off the road(rt.80). Fighting sleep what i saw was as in a dream. I was pulled from the cab of my truck. Bright light all
Williamsport · PA, USA
A witness in Williamsport, Pennsylvania reported a cigar-shaped object during a two-minute sighting in June 1972, noted as an addition to an earlier report from the same witness.
St. Marys · PA, USA
Witnesses in St. Marys, Pennsylvania reported a cigar-shaped object hovering motionless in the sky for three to five minutes in September 1971.
Allentown · PA, USA
((HOAX??)) floating,glowing torus of light seen in neighboring yard.
Drexel Hill · PA, USA
May 1971(approximately 1-2am) Clear skies.I was 12 years old when I snuck out of my house and went to a local park. as I walked to
Kennett Square · PA, USA
A disk-shaped object performing striking aerial maneuvers over Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, in May 1971 reportedly merged with two other objects before speeding away, during a twenty-minute sighting.
Conshohocken · PA, USA
A very large, circular craft was reported descending over Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, in February 1971 as though having engine trouble, before stabilizing and testing its engines over fifteen minutes.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
A saucer-shaped object with orange lights was reported over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in September 1970, visible for about fifteen seconds.
Russellton · PA, USA
A four-sided, triangular object with lights was reported over Russellton, Pennsylvania, in September 1970, observed for about ten minutes.