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)
Bangor · PA, USA
4 UFO's fly over home bright yellow circles headed south in Bangor, PA, midnight 2016.
Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton (between) · PA, USA
Low oval reddish pinkish lights came flying from the mountain over 80 west.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Three lights faded in and out of view, changed from a triangle to a line formation, and disappeared.
Latrobe · PA, USA
Disc shaped object with an orange light movig through the sky in a NE direction.
Mechanicsburg · PA, USA
A rectangular obj. hovering close above the Armittage Golf Course. Was making no sounds and had several lights. My radio acted up.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
We observed red lights coming from the west. At first there were just two or three. Within 15 minutes there were at least 25-30 silentl
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Blue ball in sky falling to ground, disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor? PD))
Ephrata · PA, USA
Bright lights, low.
Marietta · PA, USA
Rectangle at commercial jet altitude above all of PA.
Glenmoore · PA, USA
Flickering light seen, distant. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD))
Harmonyville · PA, USA
We saw 11 bright orange lights moving slowly from left to right in formation totally unlike anything explainable.
Mechanicsburg · PA, USA
Very large green circle appeared in the sky and quickly flew out of visible area.
Erie · PA, USA
A very large, dimly lit triangular formation moved silentlly from west to east, blocking the stars behind it as it passed.
Windgap · PA, USA
((HOAX??)) Seen 2 red lights hover in front of my windshield as I drove through windpap tears Penargyl around 7pm Friday night.
Eagle · PA, USA
These were shifting, tumbling orange lights in a cluster that moved together from one part of the sky to another. They flickered and di
Elizabeth · PA, USA
Bright green star, falling fast from the sky to earth
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Blue-green ball fell quickly from sky; disappeared
Butler · PA, USA
Two orange lights following each other, not blinking over neighbors house in high field, then lights completely gone after slow movemen
Quakertown · PA, USA
Orange lights over Quakertown, PA.
Montrose · PA, USA
Blue ball of light falling from eastern sky.
Bernville · PA, USA
Very bright cigar shape craft seen in berks county at 5am
Willow Grove · PA, USA
Oblong cigar shaped object with alternating lights, red then green and yellow simultaneously.
Ridgway · PA, USA
high flying orangish crafts were spotted flying in a hexagonal shaped pattern over Ridgway PA around 11:15 PM; heading north.
Mountville · PA, USA
Red ball dropped, then traveled in an arch and back twice.
New Kensington · PA, USA
Orange fireball moving east to west.