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)
Trevose · PA, USA
Red white and blue blinking light that changed colors in a triangle shape, it hovered in one spot and had no helicopter blades!
Auburn · PA, USA
Driving down 895 east and noticed a shiny object in the sky that wasn't moving there was a plane in the sky moving away from it. Lasted
York · PA, USA
3 balls of light rising and disappearing.
Bethel Park/Castle Shannon · PA, USA
Strange bright orange lights in South Pittsburgh sky.
Hanover · PA, USA
Facing the west, the first object was flying from north to south. Object was a solid light without any blinking lighting.
Langhorne · PA, USA
Weird black object spotted in the sky.
Waynesburg · PA, USA
Yellow/amber lights flashing in clouded night sky.
Wyoming · PA, USA
Green saucer with red flashing light.
Etters · PA, USA
Multi-colored blinking lights in western sky not moving. After 15 minutes disapeared.
Wexford · PA, USA
2 adults and 1 child saw dark orange/reddish round "fireball" traveling across sky, moving from South to North above McKnight
Harrisburg · PA, USA
Blinding red-orange light in night sky.
Kulpmont · PA, USA
My wife came home from work early in the morning and let the dogs out at 2 AM to go to the bathroom she observed a light in the sky mov
Harrisburg · PA, USA
Eight lights lit up the night sky and dissapeared after ten seconds.
Olyphant · PA, USA
Bright white light flying vertically into the sky followed by military jets 10min later Olyphant/Dickson City Area.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Three fireballs seen hovering above Plum Borough school football on Friday, September 12, 2014, in PA..
Linglestown · PA, USA
3 bright orange objects bigger than planes and no sound.
Allentown · PA, USA
Saw 7 light formation hovering over neighbor in West Allentown, PA on Sept 13th 2014 at 10:34 PM
Shrewsbury · PA, USA
((HOAX??)) in the middle of 83 and seen flashing lights when getting reading to hit it made a big flash.
Mercersburg · PA, USA
Bright blue fireball.
Williamsport · PA, USA
Orange/White ball travels horizontal for approximately 20 secs. Changes to a vertical position for 20-25 secs. Disappears. SonicBoom/Ex
Quarryville · PA, USA
16 orange lights in pairs sighted southern skies of eastern PA.
Catasauqua · PA, USA
While driving west on Race Street in Catasauqua, i saw a bright orange, cigar shaped - looked like a short comet tail in the western sk
Rileyville · PA, USA
Three fireballs flew over.
Lincoln University · PA, USA
We were driving down the road going to a casino and saw what seemed like a light house. Then as we got closer we noticed it wasn’t a li
Friedens · PA, USA
Additional information indicates the sighting was likely sky lanterns that were used at a small remembrance ceremony.