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)
West Bangor · PA, USA
Red/orange fireball circle closer to ground for 2 minutes. Quickly raised up and went up and to the right quickly and vanished. Within
Lower Makefield · PA, USA
Bright orange lights speeding across Rt 95 in Lower Makefield, PA. ((anonymous report))
Warrington · PA, USA
Falling or landing ball of light over Home Depot in Warrington, PA, 9 pm at night.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Orange, slow moving, maneuvering "plasma-like" fireball object. Deliberate direction change. Low altitude.
Hebe/Klingerstown · PA, USA
Yellowish/orange/fiery sphere seen in PA countryside sky
Bridgewater · PA, USA
Large cluster of very bright white lights floating at steady pace.
Monaca · PA, USA
Circular objects over Beaver County.
Bradford · PA, USA
The object was an orange/red circle that did not move for about 60 seconds until it faded away. ((anonymous report))
Manheim · PA, USA
Silver and possibly partially transparent craft approximately 1000 ft. in altitude; maybe 15 ft. in length; moving very fast in a perfe
Throop · PA, USA
Looking up at the stars around 10:20 (EDT), when I observed what looked to be a shooting star.
Hollidaysburg · PA, USA
Bright light moving across the sky, initially thought to be a fast moving satellite, stopped and went the other way.
Warminster · PA, USA
Glowing orange square like object flying in sky
Zelienople · PA, USA
Bright white light fading and relighting as it was heading toward ground
West Chester · PA, USA
2 White discs spotted near my home in West Chester Pennsylvania
Shavertown · PA, USA
Cylinder shaped UFO Shavertown, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Round, white, lights in night sky above Philadelphia, PA, May 3, 2016.
Lewisburg · PA, USA
Rectangular object with two large, non-flashing lights travelling high and fast northward.
Reynoldsville · PA, USA
This was definitely a UFO and not a satellite.
Morgantown · PA, USA
Very strange happenings.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
It was A Bright Light. It Would Move Sporadically. There Were Also Multiple Other Small Dim Lights That Would Move Very Fast In Multipl
Downingtown · PA, USA
Red and green lights on silent flying object at ~50 feet height and ~50 yard distance from me.
Susquehanna · PA, USA
Strange that these lights were moving in formation.
Pittsburgh (near) · PA, USA
Identified (sic. Unidentified??) small sphere next to jet airliner while flying near Pittsburgh.
Honey Brook · PA, USA
Object flew over house very close and quiet almost had a whooshing sound. Plane fly over house all the time this was not a plane
Limerick · PA, USA
Two small balls that looked like they were on fire.