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)
State College · PA, USA
Very large dark cicular object with quad vabor trails with a pale blue tinge in coloring on the vapor trail.
Pottstown · PA, USA
we saw 2 orange spheres appear high over the Pottstown area from our location to the south on a hill in Berks County. Spheres just appe
East Springfield · PA, USA
seen round orange/red object heading in northwesterly direction
York · PA, USA
Convex disk with cylindrical top aroudn the penn state york campus
Huntingdon Valley · PA, USA
DERBY SHAPED CRAFT TRAVEL WEST-EAST.
Lancaster County · PA, USA
Large rectangular craft on the ground with windows and antenna. approx 50 yards long by 25 yards wide.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Driving south and watching out the window three people in the car but I was watching the sunset all of a sudden I yeld there it is! The
East Stroudsburg · PA, USA
I saw a large cigar shaped object fly across the sky very quickly and it gave off a larde red light. Then I saw it again the same nigh
Newburg/Shippensburg · PA, USA
I work for a delivery service at night. I sleep in the daytime and leave at night. I was driving through Newburg, Shippensburg in PA o
Tamaqua · PA, USA
SMALL WHITE CRAFT SEEN DURING THE DAYTIME.
Hamburg · PA, USA
Husband and wife were driving N on Rte 61 and observed a black disc appx 4' diameter going S at about 600' high. Several miles to the S
McKees Rocks · PA, USA
BRIGHT silver rod with dimensions of 6 inch ruler. Estimate that it was very high, and at that altitude was traveling very fast across
Lewisburg · PA, USA
Black, triangular craft outlined in red traveling soundlessly at 35mph over the Bucknell University Campus.
York · PA, USA
Stationary grey/silver cylinder against a cloudless blue sky
Lansdowne · PA, USA
3 witnesses saw orange/white flashing light in easterly portion of sky as seen from Wycomb and Plumstead Aves in Lansdowne, PA Object r
Lansdowne · PA, USA
light seen in sky like plane
Clarington · PA, USA
thought it was a satelite,but it turned-arced-came back -very high tight circles directly over-head second night it occurred.
Ambridge · PA, USA
I was talking to my neighbors when I saw a silvery white line in the sky. It moved slowly acrossed the sky then it just zipped away.
Johnstown · PA, USA
My encounter.
Collingdale · PA, USA
Cone shaped object,flashing colors(green,red,white,yellow),slowly moved to different locations in the sky and seemed to be huvering the
Erie · PA, USA
i was sitting in the parking lot of my employer,facing to the west.it was 03/25/99 at approx. 10:37 pm.i noticed a green ball with a tr
Enola · PA, USA
Moving light
Harvey's Lake · PA, USA
In the East by North East sky at night we have noticed a blinking light. Red, Green, and White. The object will sit in a stationary pla
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
The object hovered at about 100 feet very bright white lights that would change intensety and every now and then a red light would join
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
I saw a circular bright white object sitting (5 secs?) in the eastern sky. It moved straight up and winked out.