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)
Levittown · PA, USA
My boyfriend and I had spent about 5-6 hrs at his very religious grandparents house down in NE Philly (no drinking that night) and as w
Doylestown · PA, USA
A rectangular-shaped object with glowing orange neon lights surrounding its perimiter with separating and high speed capabilities
Jessup · PA, USA
Basically seened UFO make a sideways U turn, lasted 3 seconds red in color, odd shape
Ranshaw · PA, USA
Fast moving UFO followed by two other objects which appeared to be domestic...
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Silver disc with indented center
Philadelphia · PA, USA
a friend and I saw a diskus shaped UFO, a black ring with a silver inside which was missing an inside, then just suddenly vanished.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Concave metallic disc spoted June 18th 2004
Newtown · PA, USA
Looking out at the horizon a saw a double blinking light far off rising above the treeline (20*)after 2 blinks (i initially thought it
Levittown · PA, USA
ran photo through differant color varyations.the object itself and the trail are differant so this is strange.
Reamstown · PA, USA
Bright object crossed the sky leaving a shimmering banner like trail while at least one other object followed before disappearing .
Granville Summit · PA, USA
Three silent orange streaks, two in front, one behind traveling at a high rate of speed in the same path.
Tionesta · PA, USA
Four Green Meteors ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of re-entering space debris. PD))
Lancaster · PA, USA
5 bright lights with bright light trails behind them moved quickly accross the night sky and were gone.
Smithport · PA, USA
5 very bright objects in triangular formation moving from western horizon to eastern horizon at very low,fast pace
Mt. Union · PA, USA
At Creation East in Mt. Union Pennsylvania, a small light moved irregularly, giving the appearance of a UFO
Camp Hill · PA, USA
Three objects appeared that observed us and moved me to another spot before disappearing.
Lebanon · PA, USA
dumb-bell shaped object moving from south to north glowing with an amber color then disapears
Emlenton · PA, USA
It looked like a cluster of fireballs. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Gibsonia · PA, USA
While viewing Venus, off to the left and higher, it appeared at first to be a shooting star. It was a very bright white light with no
Wayne · PA, USA
Rotating Disc seen over Southeast, Pennsylvania
East Springfield · PA, USA
Bright white light suddenly disappears.
Indiana · PA, USA
Hovering and hiding UFO Light above Jimmy Stewart Airport in Indiana Pennsylvania
Johnstown · PA, USA
White light appeared as a star, just dimmed out.
Williamsport · PA, USA
bright light with flikering red very high in Sky
Philadelphia (northeast) · PA, USA
siting in mr third floor living room, a perfectly clear sky@ 7:00 pm