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)
Quakertown · PA, USA
Fire balls with no strobes moving very slowly.
Forest Hills · PA, USA
An evenly-spaced line of 3 bright fireballs traveled northwest, some emitting sparkling droppings.
Lancaster · PA, USA
Several orange/red glowing objects were in the sky.
Mechanicsburg · PA, USA
Blue, Pink and Violet Lights.
Pottstown · PA, USA
Multiple unknown orange lights flying silently at night, followed by aircraft.
Shillington · PA, USA
Fast bright blue and red light moving east to west.
Newtown · PA, USA
Very bright red orb... road flair like...transited north to south...seemed like low altitude...at a planes speed... no noise heard...
Beaver Falls · PA, USA
Red flashing unmoving light over the river not attached to anything that moved sharp down and right and went out.
Lansdale · PA, USA
5 slow moving glowing objects in the sky.
Langhorne · PA, USA
Solid orange lights arranged in the shape of the big dipper but with many more in the tail. They floated in sync with each other.
Erie · PA, USA
Extremely bright white light!!
Apollo · PA, USA
Distant Lights Moving in Sky Day or Night.
Phoenixville · PA, USA
Bright light inside an orange object, floating slowly overhead and not affected by the wind.
Gibsonia · PA, USA
Three yellow light shapes moving in erratic formations
Gibsonia · PA, USA
There were 4 main bright orange lights flying/hovering over the southeastern horizon with 2 larger lighters tailing the formation.
Harrisburg · PA, USA
Large Bright Orb Appearing Periodically.
West Chester · PA, USA
Strange hovering lights over West Chester, PA.
Nazareth · PA, USA
Formation of orange light move across Nazareth sky.
Red Lion · PA, USA
Strange lights in sky south of Red Lion.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Three red lights moving in the sky.
Churchill · PA, USA
Several orange fireballs all perfectly spaced and moving at the same speed.
Braddock Hills (Pittsburgh) · PA, USA
Red/orange lights moving east to west over Pittsburgh, all the same speed, then winking out.
Oakdale · PA, USA
I noticed the flying object flew past my house with red and green lights it had some white lights too blinking I noticed it was flying.
Drums · PA, USA
I went out on my back porch and lit a cigarette and something caught my eye. I have stared out in the sky before and thought a star was
Temple · PA, USA
6-10 white lights in a V formation flying south at hight speed.