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)
Warrington · PA, USA
Blue light zooms across sky
Swarthmore · PA, USA
((HOAX??)) Massive bright green-blue flash over the Philadelphia sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax from Swarthmore College. PD))
Reading · PA, USA
LARGE CRAFT SEEN OVER READING PENNSYLVANIA - SOME LIGHTS FLASHING RED SOME JUST RED AND ALSO WHITE LIGHTS ON CRAFT. CRAFT WAS HEADING
Orefield · PA, USA
Possible UFO crash
Philadelphia · PA, USA
brilliant red oval object viewed from Port richmond Philadelphia
Harrisburg area · PA, USA
BLT RESEARCH REPORT: Unusual wide ring of flattened field-corn found NW of Harrisburg, PA.
Beltzhoover · PA, USA
Very LOW hovering AirCraft, Extreme Detail!
Shippensburg · PA, USA
Metallic circlur object floating across the sky
Ardmore · PA, USA
Bright light speeds by
Lancaster (southwest) · PA, USA
3 Evenly spaced lights dropped in front of car as if to crash/land, on roadway, then craft turned and disappeared
Harrisburg (near) · PA, USA
MUFON/PENNSYLVANIA REPORT: Crop circle formation follow-up investigation.
Harrisburg (near) · PA, USA
Sat. October 28,2006/11:00am I saw the corn was flattend in an oval shape.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Transucent/transparent, crescent, uni-wing shaped object viewed through binoculars filling field of view
Kingston · PA, USA
disk shaped object, low whine , 6 flashing orange lights, 3 front, 3 back
Reading · PA, USA
September 2006 Possible UFO/Satellite Battle over Pennsylvania Skies
Allentown · PA, USA
Saw a low-flying line of green light in the sky for a few seconds, that looked like a meteor or something.
Good Spring · PA, USA
A small, silver teardrop with a long skinny tail vanished into the clouds only moments after I looked up and saw it.
Newtown Square · PA, USA
I am employed as a security guard at a corporate campus in Newtown Square PA, 30 miles west of Philadelphia. I arrived at work tonight
Barnesville · PA, USA
A dual-colored, egg shaped object, streaks into view and hovers directly overhead for several seconds.
Meadville??? · PA, USA
Daughter saw something in the sky on our drive to New Castle from Erie at about 445am . . . lasted 20 seconds, she saw many circles/sph
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Ar around 12:45pm, I heard the loudest noise in my entire life. The noise was so strong it shook my windows. Upon hearing it I went o
Plymouth · PA, USA
The object at first seemed to be an airliner coming in for a landing. Then it was noticed that BRIGHT WHITE object appeared to be dangl
Ridley Park · PA, USA
Appeared as white, two story building shaped object, no wings, moving slowly at low altitude.
Parkside · PA, USA
Silver object against a very blue sky at very high altitude
Carbondale · PA, USA
there were electrical effects, my cell phone went crazy