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)
Harleysville · PA, USA
Bright ball of light in the sky outside of my window. ((anonymous report))
Lancaster · PA, USA
Blue dome-shaped light off of the horizon.
Robertsdale · PA, USA
Was walking home from school looked up and saw 3 red dots almost like fireballs
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
The children and I saw 3 red/good dots in the sky in the formation of a triangle. Disappeared, reappeared. ((anonymous report))
Ravine · PA, USA
Was driving South on Interstate 81. What looked like a shooting star fell through the sky to my left. However when a shooting star woul
Shiremanstown · PA, USA
I noticed what I thought was the ISS going overhead, but was unaware of any fly over for my location.
Shickshinny · PA, USA
Odd blue flash in southeastern sky.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Red lights.
DuBois · PA, USA
1 ball of light following me on highway. Turned to 3. I stopped the car looked up to 5 balls of light. Lasted 3 min then vanished
Auburn · PA, USA
Dec.07-2017> abserved bright lights, hulagrams,5 or 6 disc like abjects, moving hundreds within seconds through dence woods
East Stroudsburg · PA, USA
My husband and I were walking towards our time-share when I glanced up and saw a bright, almost burning object in the sky. I called my
Mt Morris · PA, USA
Cluster of Red Lights over Mt Morris, PA. 12/17/17
Collegeville · PA, USA
Strange Lights in evening Sky. ((anonymous report))
Sciota · PA, USA
Triangular shape with set of round lights at each rounded point of triangle, not moving but dipping to see exact shape, very very brigh
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Husband and I both saw 4 lights in the nortern skies over Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. They looked like 4 orangish stars in a row.
Brownsville · PA, USA
Glowing disk crafts in night sky. ((anonymous report))
Harrisburg · PA, USA
Driving down highway with girlfriend near three mile island (tmi) nuclear power plant within 5 miles. Cylinder shape metal object right
Stroudsburg · PA, USA
Slow Yellow lights turning into fireballs moving at extreme speed across the sky
Saylorsburg · PA, USA
Never saw this before, was slow enough to be observed, then just disappeared!
Parkland · PA, USA
4 lights in a rectangler triangle pattern, with very loud noise like a miltary object.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Saw orange red glow in sky for several minutes. ((anonymous report))
Lincoln Boro · PA, USA
Circular orange formation over Lincoln/Liberty Boro.
Norristown · PA, USA
4 red balls of light blinking. ((anonymous report))
Long Pond · PA, USA
Small black cylinder. Hovering silently. Two bright pulsing lights on each end. Rotated slowly in place. Brief FM radio disturbance.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Bright strobe lights in frantic pattern.