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)
Wexford · PA, USA
A line of 8-10 orange lights/fireballs slowly move across Pittsburgh suburb sky
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
2 objects bright red with aura flying across the pittsburgh night sky
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Saw what I believe to be some kind of a comet or craft
Mechancisburg · PA, USA
Low, hovering globe of light in Mechanicsburg, PA
Lebanon · PA, USA
Two dimly lit spherical objects, moving at a fast speed, observed in Lebanon, PA.
Shartlesville · PA, USA
Fast, erratic moving red ball of light between Bernville and Shartlesville, PA
Potersville · PA, USA
Orange sphere/other
Pittsburgh · PA, USA
Two orange lights in sky over Pittsburgh
Warminster · PA, USA
Strange round object very high up, changes colors. Red/Green/Blue 4 nights, Still there. ((NUFORC Note: Possible stars?? PD))
Sharpsville · PA, USA
BRIGHT ILLUMINATED OBJECT IN THE SKY
Downingtown · PA, USA
Round red objects numbering 2 to 4 duration 5 to 10 minutes climbing from the west to the east always in line formation
Fredericksburg · PA, USA
Metallic, cigar-shaped object, no wings, reddish-orange color, silently travelled in a South/Southwest direction over my house.
Langhorne · PA, USA
Orange fireballs like objects.
Langhorne · PA, USA
On September 23, 2012, in Langhorne, PA, I saw four unidentified flying objects and unusual aircraft activity.
Erie · PA, USA
Two groups of bright red lights hovered and moved independently in all directions for about 10 minutes over Erie, PA.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
I saw alot of lights and helicopters etc , after.
Scotrun · PA, USA
There we 2 egg shape or bell shape orangy glowing objects. They hovered in close proximity travelling in multiple directions.
Erie · PA, USA
5 orange/red, burning lights in zig-zag formation
Erie · PA, USA
Erie moving lights in the sky over Lake Erie
Dubois · PA, USA
The report dated 8-2-12 in Dubois PA is a hoax. I read the same report last year. Check your files.
Warrington · PA, USA
3 red fireballs/orbs witnessed in Warrington Bucks County PA
Washington · PA, USA
Red balls of light
Lewistown · PA, USA
Changing color light moving very fast. ((NUFORC Note: Possible "twinkling" star, we suspect. PD))
Erie · PA, USA
Bright White Light in the Sky.
Philadelphia · PA, USA
Black rectangled shaped object, polsating like a jelly fish, appeared and observed me.