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)
Hanover · PA, USA
Strange object observed hovering for 10 minutes in sky over south-central PA.
Coal Township · PA, USA
Bright green glow on everything outside my window, with a loud humming that vibritated all around me.
State College · PA, USA
Unidentified object and 2 jets.
Scotch Valley · PA, USA
Bright light-large-moving or rotating up-down in sky. closer look shown red/white lights. no noise heard. V shape at times.
Wrightsville · PA, USA
I see the same craft every night the are circle and glow different colors and they respond to a green laser light.
Bethlehem · PA, USA
4 crafts lights straight in row. Then 2 turned off, then 5 min later, the other 2 turned off.
Wallingford · PA, USA
My friend and I were in a bedroom late last night when we saw a bright green light outside our window. We saw a teardrop shaped aircraf
Philadelphia · PA, USA
TIGHTLY GROUPED WHITE LIGHTS IN EAST SKY
Lock Haven · PA, USA
Moving light over central PA seen quickly ascending into upper atmosphere. ((NUFORC Note: Possible satellite? PD))
Trucksville · PA, USA
I saw four bright orange with red hugh lights going from west to east then turning norhteast. There was no sound I vidoe taped 2..
Natrona Heights · PA, USA
Bright blue orb observed making rapid ascenscion, gentle downward arc, lateral move, and rapid descent before disappearing.
Tarentum · PA, USA
((HOAX??)) One red and three white lights moving through sky.
Somerset · PA, USA
Extremely bright lights on an object over 100 meters in length, seen hovering over Somerset, PA.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
3 fast moving objects falling towards the earth during sunset with separate trajectories.
Easton · PA, USA
It moved backwards before it disappeared.
Chambersburg · PA, USA
Bright unmoving star light object observed in lower sky where no astrological object should be.
Carlisle · PA, USA
Strange flying lights; plane's don't do that.
East Rochester · PA, USA
Red light moving erratically in the sky.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Lights floating in distant sky east of Philadelphia, PA
East Stroudsburg · PA, USA
My wife saw lights outside the house, she told me it might be the garage truck, I went to the door and I saw several lights red,white,o
Drexel Hill · PA, USA
((HOAX??)) Lights floating down like parachutes.
Easton · PA, USA
Saw bright light while driving girlfriend home and after telling her to film it, it disappeared.
Honey Brook · PA, USA
UFO Sighting in Honey Brook.
York New Salem · PA, USA
3 strobe lights with upward spotlight seen by family of 3 in York New Salem, PA.
Clifton Heights · PA, USA
Large group of red/orange objects moving across the night sky.