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)
Hunlock Creek · PA, USA
I went outside for a cigarette, I was about a quarter of my cigarette gone and I notice a light from the left of me. I have a lake in t
Bath · PA, USA
Bright, stationary, flickering orange light slowly dimming until no longer visible.
Carlisle · PA, USA
Straight pink light traveling across sky.
Washington · PA, USA
3 red lights in a triangle formation heading North then disappeared, no clouds.
Washington · PA, USA
My Parents arrived home from at trip to the grocery store, and my mother noticed and bright light moving through the sky. As I exited m
Lewisburg · PA, USA
Orange shape hovered, rose into clouds.
Levittown · PA, USA
Burnt orange objects in clear sky no navigation lights appeared out of nowhere travel across sky then disappeared. Levittown Pa.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Blue white illuminated sphere with smaller spheres orbiting object
Levittown · PA, USA
As I was parking in the supermarket parking lot I noticed a orange light that appeared out of nowhere in the sky above the store.
Oxford · PA, USA
Red/orange oval object fell diagonally from the sky and disappeared. Left behind a trail of smoke.
McKeesport · PA, USA
Five glowing reddish-yellow circular objects drifted slowly over my house, heading east, on the evening of 10/22/13.
Monroeville · PA, USA
5 Red/Yellow Ovals seen by 3 witnesses.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Blue ball over Philadelphia.
Wilkes-Barre · PA, USA
Flashing lights Red/Orange and White/grey "bouncing" gaining and losing altitude instantly.
New Castle · PA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information about sighting. PD))
Butler · PA, USA
Faint Blue Light Moving and Disappearing.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Saw 2 disc shaped white-ish blue objects floating in the clouds at night moving Around in very eratic movements. Circular zig zaging et
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Saw "Fireballs" in the sky last night. Same as many other UFO video and sightings. Have pictures.
Scranton · PA, USA
Extremely bright ball of light over West Scranton. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus? PD))
New Kensington · PA, USA
6 bright orange lights in the sky moving south to north on 10/30/13 at 10 PM in New Kensington, PA.
Zelionople · PA, USA
Get out of my car and look into the sky and see 6 fire balls moving slowly and forming into formations coming together into one and the
Slippery Rock · PA, USA
Pulsating green and red lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possible twinkling star?? PD))
Shavertown · PA, USA
Saw a small blue/green light followed by a large white flash. After the flash the object was gone.
Easton · PA, USA
Round object high in sky with flames coming from it.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Three amber lights were moving slowly across the night sky of Pittsburgh a little before 10PM.