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)
North Versailles · PA, USA
Silent black rectangular object 2X full moon size moving north to south below dense cloud cover.
Harleysville · PA, USA
Red disk/circle in evening sky.
Huntingdon · PA, USA
Saw a fireball in the sky over Huntingdon, PA.
Fairview · PA, USA
Strange, slowly moving fireball like object in the sky.
Berwyn · PA, USA
Light in the sky that I have never seen before.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Bright orange glow very high up, could be a rocket. 2 people observed. Ended very suddenly.
Harrisburg · PA, USA
Bright green and red lights.
Carlisle · PA, USA
UFO over South Central PA 5/26/14.
McMurray · PA, USA
Multiple strange orange lights come and go.
York · PA, USA
A group of orangish circular craft are spotted.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
5 huge lights in every direction of the skies
Punxsutawney · PA, USA
Google Earth captures Amazing UFO image on street view.
Manns Choice · PA, USA
My sister, I and three kids ranging from 4- 10 years old, were heading home on Route 31 West in PA and seen like a orange star.
Doylestown · PA, USA
Two bright orange orbs fly above neighborhood, one sends out a drone then blink out.
Greencastle · PA, USA
I went outside to look for mars because of the cosmic alignment. Whenever I looked South, there were 6 red lights in the sky, heading e
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Bright orange lights in formation.
Buckingham · PA, USA
Much quieter than a jet or a propeller plan yet not a glider. It made a mechanical sound. Shaped like a triangle with two white lights
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Saw a silver/gray cigar shaped object in the sky, with white mist underneath it. It did not have any wings, fins, or propulsion device
Blue Bell · PA, USA
Small bright, fast object.
Forbes Road · PA, USA
Looked like Venus at its brightest, but much larger. It was still like a star. Red in color. ((anonymous report))
Waynesboro · PA, USA
Bright red firey light moving silently across the sky, then went up and disappeared.
Irwin · PA, USA
I witnessed a craft in the sky with a few bright blue lights on it, the craft was traveling at a very high speed. It disappeared.
Harrisburg · PA, USA
2 years ago I had an extreme close fly-by of a blue light.
York · PA, USA
Bright white circular light/craft in sky shoots down to 200-300 ft above ground, hovers, than shoots back up at extremely high speed
Brookhaven · PA, USA
Glowing hovering multi colored sphere hovering above main st school Brookhaven.