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)
Erie · PA, USA
Planes guided into the Trade Centers by UFOs.
Hellertown · PA, USA
Very slowly moving green, red and white lights flashing in the night sky.
Lansdale · PA, USA
white teardrop
Sunbury · PA, USA
Possible Central Pennsylvania Sighting ~09.25.01
Fleetville · PA, USA
Light, circled around something, spun like the bar on a radar.
Philadelphia (suburbs of · Hwy/Rt. 476), PA, USA
TRUCK SIZE CIGAR SHAPE OBJECT OVER THE BLUE ROUT 476 in the SUBERBS OF PHILADELPHIA
Pittsburgh (Plum) · PA, USA
3 objects that changed color and traveled, at first, in an upside down triangle shape, then split up were seen on Aug. 13, 2001.
Grantville · PA, USA
My 12 year old daughter came home from school and said that she had to tell me something and that she thought I would not beleive her.
Oil City · PA, USA
20 minute sighting of balloon-like objects in broad daylight by at leat 15 witnessess
East Stroudsburg · PA, USA
Unknown craft, wierd movement and flew across the south to southwest the to north west
Collegeville · PA, USA
I was coming out of the Collegeville ACME, the moon was rising and the sun was setting and I looked up. There was, what looked like, a
Slickville · PA, USA
It was a small pearl white object, appeared to be circuler in shape and about the size of the jets rudder.
Allentown · PA, USA
rectangular object extended spiral tail (black and silver) and climbed to about 12k feet in under two minutes, no noise or lights.
Latrobe · PA, USA
Was this a ufo we saw or something else?
New Holland · PA, USA
Me and my friend were driving along when I looked up and saw this hovering light over this small mountain/hill. What I saw I can sure w
Philadelphia · PA, USA
green light looked like rocket exhaust
Wilkes-Barre · PA, USA
The truth behind the Grays ((NUFORC Note: Report of abductions is unconfirmed. PD))
Lower Allen · PA, USA
similar to new jersey sightings ,lead to gathering
Williamsport/Wilkes-Barre · PA, USA
REPORTED NUMBEROUS CALLS TO WNEP-TV ABOUT FIREBALL;SONIC BOOM.
Latrobe · PA, USA
flaming metalic ball which tail got longer
Philadelphia area · PA, USA
V-shaped lights, fireball witnessed
East Prospect · PA, USA
It was between 530pm and 630pm on July 24th 2001; me, my brother and 4 friends were walking up miesenhelder rd to the baseball field ne
Reading · PA, USA
Saw a white grocery bag like object climb to over 10,000ft with a smaller white object trailing the larger one to the SW.
Pottstown · PA, USA
white, cigar shaped unidentified flying object over Pottstown, Pa.
Spring Grove · PA, USA
At around 7:55pm I was setting up my 35mm camera to take photos of the night sky."I'm an amature astronomer". When I saw these two boom