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)
Warrington · PA, USA
I saw several helicopters heading toward it, almost appearing to be checking it out. ((anonymous report))
Monessen · PA, USA
Yellow bright light balls appearing and disappearing ,then reappearing , miles away in night sky.
Johnstown · PA, USA
I saw a fireball shaped craft hovering and making zig zag patterns in the sky. It had a smaller orb circling it like it was orbiting ar
Langhorne · PA, USA
Large Bright white light traveled distance of sky in less then 30 seconds.
Langhorne · PA, USA
2 light objects disappear after bright flash from 3rd object ((anonymous report))
Apollo · PA, USA
Craft seen flying over star gazing party in a small town in PA.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Bright fast moving object disappeared into cloud then the cloud disappeared.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Pittsburgh ascending fireball.
Johnstown · PA, USA
Steady bright light flying very low with absolutely no sound. Recorded via cell phone. ((MUFON report))
Dayton · PA, USA
He only observed the bottom of the object. It was a disc and it had visible structures of concentric rings and spokes
Wheatland · PA, USA
Turning off rt 82 to ohio street and seen a red sphere hovering over the factories then dropped straight down and dissapeared no sound
Willow Grove · PA, USA
Silver sphere seen going in and out of clouds.
North Wales · PA, USA
Black floating and spinning rectangular metal object. Metallic and about 50 meters long by 10 meters wide. ((anonymous report))
Lancaster · PA, USA
Beam of vertical bright white light fell from the night sky it appeared to be about 10 feet wide. ((anonymous report))
Port Allegany · PA, USA
oBJECT DID NOT MATH WIND CURRENT STRANGE BEHAVIOR. wAS LEAVING OUR PERIMETER VERY BRIGHT FADED AS IT DRIFTED OR SPED AWAY. i ALMOST WAS
Greenville · PA, USA
Same as last nite only it was moving around. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus?? PD))
Millerton · PA, USA
MADAR Node 104
Williamsport · PA, USA
Seen Alien in corner by lamp
Dover · PA, USA
While driving north on RT.74 my wife and I seen 3 green lights in the shape of a triangle change to blue then disappeared. Was flying p
Johnstown · PA, USA
Name is ((del.)) and I live in Cambria Co., PA. Yesterday, 5/20/2018 sometime in the afternoon, I saw 3 objects very high in the sky.
Hamburg · PA, USA
Red light sitting still then changing direction and color
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Appeared in the N, slow approach, but flying horizontally to the east. 12 or so total. Good photos. ((MUFON report))
Bensalem · PA, USA
Square shape with 4 glowing circles in the middle. Circles were rotating. off in the distance at first ((MUFON report))
Grove City · PA, USA
Strange shadowy and Transparent triangular/boomerang shaped object steadily moving across the sky.
Coatesville · PA, USA
Bright red object 'hovering' for approximately 5 seconds then shot away rapidly. ((MUFON report))