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)
Wilkes-Barre · PA, USA
Large light seen directly under moon
Hummelstown · PA, USA
Possibly some sort of UFO space craft.
Dingmans Ferry · PA, USA
quick flash of saucer shape light
Warrendale · PA, USA
stationery white sphere with dark band extended past both sides, with wrap around dark rectangles.
Mount Pleasant · PA, USA
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON RT 31, INTO MOUNT PLEASANT PA.I SAW A LARGE LIGHT IN THE SKY ABOUT A FOOTBALL FIELD UP. IT HAD A RED LIGHT ON TH
Phila./Camden · PA, USA
Saucer sighted on a black Christmas Eve sky beaming down a bright white light and displaying red flashing lights.
Beaver · PA, USA
Two hovering, luminous yellow-white oval shaped lights joined like a barbell, with a long silver appendage and haze beneath it,
Lancaster · PA, USA
bright comet-like object with long tale traveling at high speed low to the ground
Emmaus · PA, USA
Bright green circular object rapidly moving across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
Highspire · PA, USA
bright green ball with red tail crosses over southcentral Pennsylvania
Scranton/Dunmore · PA, USA
Extremly large and bright blue disc shaped object soared through sky leaving trail of light in Northeast Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Black triangle with orange glow behind it moving slowly across the sky in a way that defies science.
Fort Washington · PA, USA
unusual daytime object that seemed to have a repetitive 'jump'
Charleroi · PA, USA
what appeared to be an invisible craft just dissappeared into thin air
Greencastle · PA, USA
I noticed a very small, close pattern of stars. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. Possible hoax. PD))
Boiling Springs · PA, USA
A triangle shaped craft with large lights and no sound or form of thrust passed over my head.
Murrysville · PA, USA
sitting in the sky bright light and just still seen it 3 times now on different nights. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Glenside · PA, USA
Can you please do something about the three month lag in your updates? Is it really necessary?
York · PA, USA
2 unidentified objects in the sky!!!
Reading · PA, USA
Brillant Orange glow lasting for minutes
New Albany · PA, USA
Red, green, white flashing 'star' over central PA. ((NUFORC Note: Jupiter or Antares?? PD))
Hanover · PA, USA
Two craft seen flying low.
Downingtown · PA, USA
Star-like (but MUCH BRIGHTER AND LARGER) light west of D-town, PA. Seen against sunset. ((NUFORC Note: Contrail?? PD))
Grove City · PA, USA
Light pattern moving silently through rapid maneuvers over Grove City
Fort Washington · PA, USA
Highly reflective object gliding across sky