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)
Glenmoore · PA, USA
Ship faint but lights around and smaller cylinder above at 11 o clock.
DuBois · PA, USA
Driving with wife when craft emitting neon green purple and orange lights flew from North to south over I 80 some fields and w towards
Bloomsburg · PA, USA
80 to 100 balls of light.
Springfield · PA, USA
Stationary green light in the sky for about 3 minutes maybe longer, zipped all weird directions then descends down and disappears
Narberth · PA, USA
Hovering, shiny circular object
Indiana · PA, USA
UFO?
Reading · PA, USA
It blinks randomly and the blink stops sometimes and it goes back to the left and right trying to hide in trees sometimes
Moravia · PA, USA
Saw “cloud like” structure flying
Lake Lynn · PA, USA
Sphere like object moving slowly across the sky that didn’t look like a plane, jet or helicopter
Allentown · PA, USA
I have pics of things in the sky. I got them from my weather channel
Smicksburg · PA, USA
Seen lights low & slow in sky with almost no sound fly over us
Warrington · PA, USA
Husband and wife
Jefferson Hills · PA, USA
Circular but through binoculars it was multiple lights together
Punxsutawney · PA, USA
I saw roughly 8 oval objects traveling west for approximately 1 minute.
Berlin Township · PA, USA
Flickering light similar to the way a star twinkles, moved sideways up and to the right and hung between 20 & 35 feet above the ground
Brownstown · PA, USA
I noticed a blue glow in the sky over a farm. I pulled over and watch it fly in random directions. (((NUFORC Note: Good video! PD))
Kimberton · PA, USA
Bright red craft with white streak flying away
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Disk shaped ufo above downtown Pittsburgh
Langhorne · PA, USA
I saw red circles move abnormally through sky coming from the north direction
Downingtown · PA, USA
Very large bright light looked like it was moving down and away.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
I noticed the large object, glowing orange. It was motionless soundless, I looked to identify but unsuccessfully. It did not move.
Reading · PA, USA
I was driving home from work, an noticed a white light moving in the sky seemed odd, took a picture at the time
Evans City · PA, USA
Object in sky that hovered and glowed dim to bright for long time
Port Allegheny · PA, USA
I got a photo
Lords Valley · PA, USA
A brightly lit triangle with many yellow lights on perimiter and interior of craft surface.