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)
Selinsgrove · PA, USA
Red orange light, hovering, then slowly moving.. No sound.
Dickson city · PA, USA
Yellow ball of light hovering in sky.
Ephrata · PA, USA
Ship came through a wormhole, changed colors very fast, left.
Cranberry Township · PA, USA
2 UFOs sighted in the middle of a busy intersection in Cranberry, PA.
Boalsburg · PA, USA
Bright orange, cigar shaped floating object.
Quakertown · PA, USA
Moving white star-like light.
Boalsburg · PA, USA
Orange line with three bright orange specks in middle. (Solid Lights)
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
String of Red Lights at Elevation, Spanning 40 Degrees, in the vicinity of the Allegheny County Airport.
Jonestown · PA, USA
Orange bright light that went across the sky at a slow pace. Flickered out after two minutes and disappeared
Erie · PA, USA
Huge dark disk slowly rotates over Erie, Pa
Sarver · PA, USA
Several strange objects of all colors this evening, most I'm sure could be explained away. I'm hoping someone can tell me about this on
Macungie · PA, USA
Orange flash like a fireball flying through the sky; 6 in all.
Philadelphia (northeast part) · PA, USA
Green fireball. flash green real bright. then flew away faster then anything I ever seen before
Thorndale · PA, USA
Giant, glowing, bright red object spotted in northern sky from Thorndale PA
Glassport · PA, USA
White lights circling around eachother in the clouds.
New Kensington · PA, USA
Red round object.
Newtown · PA, USA
Four white circling circles converging in the middle and back out to four corners. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights?? PD))
Lansdale · PA, USA
I say 3 red and 3 green lights it moved back and forth and stood still as well it was so weird i cant believe my eyes and i can bet it
Wilkes Barre · PA, USA
No sound from this object.
West Chester · PA, USA
Fireball shooting across sky over Rt. 202 in West Chester.
Hanover · PA, USA
Swaying star seen in Hanover.
Munhall · PA, USA
I saw a huge circular object with bright lights all around it silently moved across the sky at what seemed to be over the houses. When
Harrisburg · PA, USA
Triangle ship.
Minersville · PA, USA
Saw triangler objcect appear and flash multi colors. Red, blue, orange, green. Before disappearing.
Allentown · PA, USA
My girlfriend and I were star gazing when one UFO flashed and shot out in the sky and we thought it was a shooting star ... The object