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)
Clairton · PA, USA
Sighting on St. Clair.
Skippack · PA, USA
Objects sighted over sky in Skippack, Pa.
Skippack (Collegeville) · PA, USA
Thirty red-orange lights in the sky - south to north over Skippack.
Collegeville · PA, USA
30-40 lights moving south to north and silent.
Rhawnhurst · PA, USA
3 red lights in a triangle flashing.
Washington · PA, USA
Multiple orange lights in SWPA skies.
Morrisville · PA, USA
30-40 round lights moving slowly, without noise, flickering like candles through sky.
Marysville · PA, USA
Craft was a black triangle like tube; had lite blue flame on the back, and 2 long yellow lights on the belly; made no sound; moving N.
Scranton · PA, USA
Metallic sphere hovered about 5 min., then flew off quick.
Lewistown · PA, USA
Lighted triangle object seen flying overhead.
Barto · PA, USA
Circular object flashing bright colors.
East Stroudsburg · PA, USA
Thought they were airplanes. Around 5:00 am, sky was black. I could be wrong but crafts were able to disappear.
New Holland · PA, USA
I was on my deck lying down looking up at the night sky...between 4:45 and 5 a.m. on either Aug. 27 or Aug. 28. The constellation Orio
Forks Township · PA, USA
Observed a bright red object that grew larger, turned white then vanished.
Lititz · PA, USA
I observed 2 white glowing spherically shaped clouds quickly expand and slowly dissipate in the clear night sky.
Phoenixville · PA, USA
2 smoky orbs appear and disappear in early morning sky.
Morgantown · PA, USA
We saw a bright flashing light that appeared to be a plane; however, it did not move from the location. ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))
Harleysville · PA, USA
Round bright red moving at slow speed looked like it was on fire turned and headednorthwest toward green lane pa only one object the ob
Penn Hills · PA, USA
Multiple white lights observed, some flying in a V formation.
Hummelstown · PA, USA
Mysterious lights.
Easton · PA, USA
bright star , going from standing still to moving and out of sight within 5 secounds
Wyoming · PA, USA
Red & green orbs in the sky defy aircraft movement over a field of ridgetop windmills
Palmyra · PA, USA
A light that at first was blinking on and off then stayed on and was flying around outside my window.
North Versailles · PA, USA
3 moving lights headed west.
Allentown · PA, USA
2 triangle UFO's collided and flew away. With orange yellow and red lights on the tips.