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)
Morrisville · PA, USA
Circular disk shaped with lights
Penn Hills · PA, USA
Several Brilliant Flashes of light in different colors followed by a flickering orange/red glow across the sky.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Large red/orange balloon that appeared to be an APPARITION.
Hereford · PA, USA
While driving to the Poconos, my wife and I witnessed three bright white lights surounded by laser-like fiery aura.
Dayton · PA, USA
Orange orb of light making no sound observed by two individuals
North East · PA, USA
Strange thing walked out of woods, I followed it and it just vanished.
Mt. Chestnut · PA, USA
Had multiple of lights and 1 big light that moved around the outside.
Lancaster · PA, USA
Bright light seen over SE PA.
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Flying fireballs.
Johnstown · PA, USA
2 glowing orange objects rise slowly, then shoot off.
Indiana · PA, USA
((HOAX?? Contact information is flawed.)) A solid green triangular light sped across the sky, stopped, and continued again.
Conshohocken · PA, USA
White sphere seen in Eastern sky around sun moving very fast then zoomed up into space.
Manheim · PA, USA
Bright orange light hovering then moving silently over head over rt 72 in manheim towards lebanon pa
Slippery Rock · PA, USA
Bright light flashes me followe next day by weird creatures coming out of my mirror.
Hatboroo · PA, USA
STILL TRIANGLE,MOVED SLOWLY,PICKED UP SPEED,SHARP RIGHT TURN AND DISAPPEARED
Ephrata · PA, USA
I saw 5 red orbs travel up over the horizon, and disappear in the same area.
Murrysville · PA, USA
Red-orange spheres flying over Murrysville, PA valley and PA Turnpike.
Johnstown · PA, USA
5 or 6 fireball looking objects slowly went through the sky then one by one went out.
Wyomissing · PA, USA
Blue Craft Traveling at an Extremely High Rate of Speed w/ Zero Sound
Johnstown · PA, USA
Flaming Fireball floats across night sky
Lebanon · PA, USA
Bright white non-blinking star-like lights began moving across Lebanon,Pa. night sky.
Womelsdorf · PA, USA
My daughter and her friend were driving home on main road in our area when her and her friend witnessed a bright fireball object that
Erie · PA, USA
3 silent fireballs over Lake Erie shoreline.
Scotrun · PA, USA
There were 2 whilte lights round in shape about the size of baseballs dancing along the edge of the woods
Albrightsville · PA, USA
Two red balls of fire streaking over our house.