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)
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
14-18 red orbs moving across Pittsburgh sky in similiar path. Disappear or lights dimmed in about 4 or 5 minutes.
Drexel Hill · PA, USA
Orange moving light.
Elizabethtown (north of) · PA, USA
Extremely bright light north of Elizabethtown, PA.
Roxborough · PA, USA
Large bright white circular light in sky that did not move for almost 2 minutes in Philadelphia then dissapeared
Reading · PA, USA
A single light source in the sky that alternated red,green, white, blue. Sometimes seemed to stand still but moved in an unusual manner
Dallas · PA, USA
Single orange fireball.
Pocono Lake · PA, USA
Red/Orange lights over Pocono Lake, Pa.
Bethlehem · PA, USA
Driving home in a rain storm on Route 22. Saw five orange colored lights in sky going from an east to west direction. Did not observe a
New Castle · PA, USA
Four strangely shaped orange/ red orbs floating across sky in PA.
Union City · PA, USA
4 balls of red light spotted.
Beaver Falls · PA, USA
Sitting on my porch a saw a round object ,with lights circling ,red, and blue,maybe another color,didn't appear far fro my house,maybe
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
It was during flyovers of a ww2 era bomber that was flying people over pittsburgh myself as well as others at the bill green shoping ce
Downingtown · PA, USA
Me, My sister and Brother were all hanging out on the deck and we saw this bright ball of light moving extremely fast across the sky an
Ivyland · PA, USA
Pulse Engine Satellite??
State College · PA, USA
As I sat in my room and contemplated how much school work I would have to do later I looked out the window and noticed a fiery object m
Landisville · PA, USA
Witnessed 2 orange fireballs, 1 black oval, and 1 tiny blue dot which flared into a blue fireball in the course of 20 minutes.
Monaca · PA, USA
At approximately 9:45 PM on 7/24/2013, I came outside to walk my dog. I looked up into a clear sky and saw through the trees what look
Williamsport · PA, USA
Object flying thru sky lit up with bright white light then just disappeared
West Chester · PA, USA
Two, all-black objects flying slowing without lights, sound, or change in altitude for 12+ minutes
York · PA, USA
A triangular shaped object with lights was seen moving erratically at a high rate of speed above a busy highway.
Tobyhanna · PA, USA
Lighted object in the SW sky, looked like a star but moved southward and slowly faded out. Then moved north 10 minutes later.
Carlisle · PA, USA
I stepped outside of my friend's house to take out some trash and immediately noticed a bright star to the southeast at a 40 degree ang
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Bronze colored sphere with fireball seen as driving down East 376 towards Pittsburgh object was flying above us towards Robinson.
Lancaster · PA, USA
20+ yellowish objects moving smoothly across the evening sky
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Sphere engulfed in a fireball.