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)
Reading · PA, USA
((HOAX??)) My neighbor and i were sotto g outside when I noticed something changing light red blue and white. ((anonymous report))
Palmyra · PA, USA
Orange glowing craft fly over Palmyra, PA.
Pocono Lake · PA, USA
Observed long narrow streak of fire in the distant sky (almost like the fire shooting from a rocket ship in a 1950s
Donora · PA, USA
Extremely white flash multiple nights in clear sky. Like a strobe light but only flashed once. ((anonymous report))
SECANE · PA, USA
Alien spacecraft cloaked in the clouds.
Duncannon · PA, USA
Observed solid light: star size, constant high speed and trajectory, very high altitude, moving SW to NE. ((anonymous report))
Lansdale · PA, USA
I didn't notice the picture I took until the evening. there is definitely something else in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flare. PD))
Ephrata · PA, USA
As the wife and I were sitting outside near a field by our home off Arrowhead Dr We saw two red fireball like objects in the sky. Ther
McMurray · PA, USA
Awakened by the sounds of animals scratching to get into the house. Went downstairs and my mother was letting the dog into the house. S
Brookville · PA, USA
Trucker reports witnessing a dramatic "cloud" of colored light in the E sky. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Lancaster County · PA, USA
Orange lights disappear into thin air.
Taylor · PA, USA
I was a skeptic until I was driving down main street in my small little town and then about 500 feet I see what I thought was an a/c.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
The outline/shape of the disk and the lights underneath were very clear but the disk seemed colorless!
Williamsport · PA, USA
Triangle , 3 white lights , red light , moveing quickly back and forth then straight up, couldn't hear any noise , hiding in clouds
Rockledge · PA, USA
Looking up at the moon. I was all alone. A white hot ball of light shot quickly above my head.it was fast n not a sound. It had these
Rockledge · PA, USA
Saw a ball of light spring up from ground It was white with trials of smaller white lights. I was alone, and it scared me. It was fast,
Roxborough · PA, USA
I was driving my car down Henry Avenue and I saw this object coming down a Crossing Street leverington Avenue I pulled up to a red ligh
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Red Round Glowing Light. Still except once made a small triangle. Maybe some orange lights. Disappeared by shrinking.
Lebanon · PA, USA
Oh mah lawdy
Wilkes-Barre · PA, USA
On my way to McDonald's up near the mall my wife and I saw an orange fireball going across the sky in a straight line. It was too fast
Philadelphia · PA, USA
((HOAX??)) Four people saw an orange dot moving in different directions. ((anonymous report))
Philadelphia · PA, USA
I was at the corner of Allegheny and Kensington in Philadelphia waiting for the bus. It was approximately 8 am on 4/3/17 It was a love
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Small light travelling fast slows to mid air stop for another light to catches up and they both slowyou flewith away. Over center city.
York · PA, USA
I don't remember the exact date or even the month this happened. I know it was spring 2007 or 2008. I got off work at 12 & headed down
Harrisville · PA, USA
Woke up in the middle of the nite with a weird looking flesh tone grey shape leaning down touching my R side. ((anonymous report))