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)
Exeter · PA, USA
Large Bright green rectangular light moves north then immediately south then dissappears.
Ronks · PA, USA
The craft was an odd shape you can tell it wasn't a plane or helicopter. It was also very low to the ground with white lights in threes
Hermitage · PA, USA
Three fireballs floating in the western sky at sunset. They objects would glow bright and then shrink smaller and smaller until they di
Ruffsdale/Mt Pleasant · PA, USA
Large object hovering near rt 31 Mt Pleasant Pa
Avella · PA, USA
Fire orange colored lights that moved around the outline of the shadow of a sphere, appearing and disappearing. Nowhere near the Moon.
St. Marys · PA, USA
When going outside to smoke, looked up and saw a huge bright light. It then started flashing red and blue while moving in a triangle sh
Mount Joy · PA, USA
Medium sized circular red (fireball-like) object moving radically (up and down) through the sky slowly losing alt. before disappearing.
Williamsport · PA, USA
Two round white objects over Williamsport, PA.
Bensalem · PA, USA
Orange ball, very low originally thought an airplane was on fire. Very low orange watched it fly overhead till out of site.
Hollidaysburg · PA, USA
VERY bright light just after sunset looked like plane traveling fast but came to complete stop. Hovered then left view in different dir
Aston · PA, USA
I was taking my trash out and see a very blue shaped ball, This ball came from the sky and came down next to me it changed. Colors fr
Kennett Square · PA, USA
Large stationary star-like object that changed shape, emitted color, "danced", had pieces fall off in form and then get reabs
Butler · PA, USA
Large bright white lights hovering over Rt 8 in Butler. Seemed to be no flashing lights, just steady very bright white light.
Willow Street · PA, USA
Seven yellowish/orange/white spheres traveling slowly just above the tree line
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Erratic lights hovering over Philly suburbs.
Mercer (RT 19) · PA, USA
Tonight at 7:04 pm, we were traveling south on Route 19 from Mercer towards Harlansburg. Around the church on that road we happened to
Lehighton · PA, USA
Fireball floating.
Oil City · PA, USA
Black craft with colored lights over Oil City, Pennsylvania.
Pottstown · PA, USA
At about 12:12am tonight I was standing outside just staring at the sky when I noticed a strange light traveling NW to NE.
Lemont · PA, USA
Never have seen this before.
Monongahela · PA, USA
Three reddish orange crafts hovering in the form of a perfect right triangle.
Thomasville · PA, USA
Object seemed to rise from ground behind a group of trees, and travel in a north east direction. At first I thought it was someone shoo
Lake Ariel · PA, USA
Ring of lights blink on and off.
Hanover · PA, USA
Two adults and one child observe an ember glowing circular object fly across the sky.
Sharon · PA, USA
An orangeish-red hovering light appeared, disappeared, reappeared, then faded away into the sky.