UFO sightings in Pennsylvania
There are 167 civilian UFO sighting reports from Pennsylvania in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1965 to 2013. The busiest year was 2013, with 25 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (52), disc (29) and sphere (26).
Most reports come from Pittsburgh (18), Philadelphia (8) and Harrisburg (4), out of 113 places in the state with at least one report.
UFO sightings by city in Pennsylvania
Places with at least three reports. 104 other places in Pennsylvania have one or two.
Recent sighting reports from Pennsylvania
The 100 most recent of 167 reports, newest first. The full set is on the map and in the list view.
Saw "Fireballs" in the sky last night. Same as many other UFO video and sightings. Have pictures.
Show on mapSaw 2 disc shaped white-ish blue objects floating in the clouds at night moving Around in very eratic movements. Circular zig zaging et
Show on map- 25 Oct 2013 · 00:00ButlerOrb· 2 min
Faint Blue Light Moving and Disappearing.
Show on map - 24 Oct 2013 · 21:38New CastleOrb· 5 min
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information about sighting. PD))
Show on map - 24 Oct 2013 · 20:50Wilkes-BarreOther· 6 min
Flashing lights Red/Orange and White/grey "bouncing" gaining and losing altitude instantly.
Show on map Blue ball over Philadelphia.
Show on map- 22 Oct 2013 · 22:30MonroevilleDisc· 5 min
5 Red/Yellow Ovals seen by 3 witnesses.
Show on map - 22 Oct 2013 · 18:58MckeesportSphere· 5 min
Five glowing reddish-yellow circular objects drifted slowly over my house, heading east, on the evening of 10/22/13.
Show on map - 21 Oct 2013 · 21:35OxfordDisc· 30 s
Red/orange oval object fell diagonally from the sky and disappeared. Left behind a trail of smoke.
Show on map As I was parking in the supermarket parking lot I noticed a orange light that appeared out of nowhere in the sky above the store.
Show on mapBlue white illuminated sphere with smaller spheres orbiting object
Show on mapBurnt orange objects in clear sky no navigation lights appeared out of nowhere travel across sky then disappeared. Levittown Pa.
Show on map- 19 Oct 2013 · 21:00LewisburgOther· 30 s
Orange shape hovered, rose into clouds.
Show on map - 18 Oct 2013 · 20:15WashingtonTriangle· 5 min
My Parents arrived home from at trip to the grocery store, and my mother noticed and bright light moving through the sky. As I exited m
Show on map - 18 Oct 2013 · 20:12WashingtonFormation· 30 s
3 red lights in a triangle formation heading North then disappeared, no clouds.
Show on map - 16 Oct 2013 · 18:50CarlisleCigar· 7 min
Straight pink light traveling across sky.
Show on map - 16 Oct 2013 · 00:15BathOrb· 1 min
Bright, stationary, flickering orange light slowly dimming until no longer visible.
Show on map - 15 Oct 2013 · 09:15Hunlock CreekTriangle· 10 min
I went outside for a cigarette, I was about a quarter of my cigarette gone and I notice a light from the left of me. I have a lake in t
Show on map - 14 Oct 2013 · 16:00BuckinghamRectangle· 10 min
Rectangular floating object, 4X the size of a hot air balloon, but at about the same height as hot air balloon travels. Grayish.
Show on map - 13 Oct 2013 · 21:45LigonierOrb· 3 min
Orange light disappeared after being flashed by laser
Show on map - 13 Oct 2013 · 19:40MechanicsburgOrb· 3 min
Ball of flames moving slowly across the night sky and witnessed by 4 people.
Show on map - 12 Oct 2013 · 20:00FinleyvilleOther· 2 min
Four orange globes
Show on map 22:00- black sky, medium cloud cover. I was about to cross the street, but i looked up and noticed a soft white light heading northeast
Show on mapDriving across the Glenfied Bridge, northbound, saw an odd shape as i was looking southeast down the Ohio. It wasn't a plane. It wa
Show on mapI'm conflicted. I had another sighting, and I was challenged by you of filing a false report. ((NUFORC Note: See comment below. PD)
Show on mapSeveral (15-25), bright, fiery looking objects moving in straight line across the sky.
Show on map- 26 Oct 2012 · 12:41RussellDisc· 3 min
((NUFORC Note: No information included in report form. Hoax?? PD))
Show on map Second sighting of orange orbs with green/blue lights since June 2012.
Show on map- 23 Oct 2012 · 20:00MillheimOrb· 2 min
Two lights in the sky that were not planes or any other craft that flies at normal flying altitudes.
Show on map Orange/ red orb hovering over state college moving slightly in all directions
Show on map- 20 Oct 2012 · 18:00Cranberry TwpOrb· 10 min
4 off-white balls of light high up, appearing that they on a picture taking tour.
Show on map We saw what looked like an orange fire ball just hovering for some time before moving southward followed by a fast moving aircraft
Show on map- 17 Oct 2012 · 01:00LanghorneSphere· 10 s
Green and amber fireball in sky
Show on map - 16 Oct 2012 · 20:00MyerstownOrb· 30 s
Yellow orangish lights.
Show on map Fireballs 20-30 minutes reddish orange eastern Pa northampton county two witnesses.
Show on map- 13 Oct 2012 · 24:00KingstonOrb· 5 min
There were orange lights in the sky. The ones in the front formed a triangle v formation and there were several bright orange lights/
Show on map - 13 Oct 2012 · 21:15York SpringsDisc· 5 min
Saw 4 oval shape objects with orange/red lights.
Show on map - 13 Oct 2012 · 05:30LigonierOther· 20 min
Puslating Lights, Yellow, Red, Yellow-Object was completely silent
Show on map - 12 Oct 2012 · 22:00Ridley ParkOrb· 15 s
Blue light object falls from sky 10/12/12 PA
Show on map - 12 Oct 2012 · 17:45WaynesburgOrb· 1 min
Bright light surrounded by jets.
Show on map - 12 Oct 2012 · 08:25BessemerSphere· 5 min
Bright orange circles
Show on map Craft zoomed past my windshield.
Show on mapAbout 9:00 pm, Oct. 11, 2012, driving home I first heard strange high-pitched siren-like sound, and rolled down my window to hear what
Show on map- 11 Oct 2012 · 20:00NanticokeDiamond· 1 min
UFO sighted over Nanticoke PA
Show on map - 11 Oct 2012 · 19:30Forty FortOrb· 12 min
Slow moving bright light
Show on map - 25 Oct 2011 · 16:15StroudsburgOrb· 12 min
Flashing light that changed colors then disappeared
Show on map - 24 Oct 2011 · 19:00KittanningOther· 3 h
Motionless flashing lights in the western sky for hours, at very high altitude. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly stars? PD))
Show on map - 24 Oct 2011 · 07:38HavertownOrb· 1 min
Very Bright ball of light off rt 3 traveling toward Philadelphia rapidly.
Show on map - 23 Oct 2011 · 20:20OaksSphere· 1 min
Circular shape object at low altitute near valley forge park.
Show on map - 23 Oct 2011 · 11:00BerwynSphere· 5 min
It was round and had 2 flashing red lights appeared in in a distance then came very close and dissapearred.
Show on map - 23 Oct 2011 · 08:15WhitehallOrb· 8 s
Fluorescent Green light shooting thought the sky towards allentown.
Show on map - 22 Oct 2011 · 21:57WindberOrb· 5 min
Very strange orange balls of light rising into the atmosphere.
Show on map Orange Glowing Objects Over Pittsburgh
Show on map4 rectangular light blues shapes over Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Show on map- 17 Oct 2011 · 21:40WaynesboroOrb· 8 s
Bright, big yellow light low in the sky above rural Waynesboro, Pa.
Show on map Bright circle, red/orange object in sky.
Show on map- 15 Oct 2011 · 08:00ReistvilleSphere· 5 s
Orange ball of light follows car, disappears behind us
Show on map Triangle shape, large round lights entire bottom of craft with a light green haze.It just appeared, and then dropped behind trees.
Show on map- 14 Oct 2011 · 05:00Falls TwpFormation· 30 s
I don't know what it was I saw, but it made me very nervous and confused.
Show on map BRIGHT LIT ORB SPEEDS ACROSS S.CENTRAL PA. SKY, MAKING NO SOUND, THEN DISAPPEARS
Show on map- 27 Oct 2010 · 10:00HarleysvilleOrb· 10 s
I saw a red light flying through the sky at a very high speed. My first thought was it can't be a plane because it was not blinking, an
Show on map - 23 Oct 2010 · 21:00BoyertownSphere· 10 min
red orange ball of fire
Show on map Red/Orange globe with flame tail moving across sky, stopping then reversing direction.
Show on map- 20 Oct 2010 · 19:33WilliamsportOrb· 5 s
2 craft in formation
Show on map - 20 Oct 2010 · 19:28PlymouthOrb· 20 s
i saw 2 objects in the sky to the right of jupiter that i cannot understand
Show on map Weird object (shaped like plastic bag) moving across sky.
Show on map- 17 Oct 2010 · 18:40NazarethOrb· 2 min
Hovering / Pulsing Blue light observed by 2 buses of students and adults
Show on map - 17 Oct 2010 · 02:00NorristownDisc· 1 h
Pulsating ufo slowly descended and stayed hovering for about an hour,
Show on map A large fast moving V formation of lights. Appeared to be one craft, no sound. Was only visible from my vantage point for about a min
Show on map- 15 Oct 2010 · 20:00HavertownOrb· 4 min
This happened a few years ago and I've wondered about it every since. I am an ameteur astronomer and I don't necessarily believe in UFO
Show on map - 15 Oct 2010 · 03:00HarleysvilleSphere· 2 h
UFO above my house. Possibly abducted.
Show on map possible UFO sighting
Show on mapTwo bright white lights.
Show on map- 26 Oct 2009 · 20:50CollingdaleOrb· 2 s
Bright white fast flashing light turned to solid white light then arched off fast toward Philadelphia
Show on map - 22 Oct 2009 · 20:15EmmausOther· 2 min
A bright light, pulsating, changing color and moving slowing, while coming to a complete stop and then starting to move again.
Show on map - 17 Oct 2009 · 01:50HermitageFormation· 1 min
10/17/09 Hermitage Pa 4 asterisk lights 1-2 minutes stationary in staggered grid posted 10/ 19/09
Show on map - 13 Oct 2009 · 22:00MinersvilleSphere· 5 min
2 large, bright Orange/Amber lights in the sky
Show on map - 22 Oct 2008 · 23:55Western PaOther· 5 s
fast flying object leaving a trail
Show on map Cluster of 5 lights surrounding a center light with two red lights darting between the others
Show on map- 19 Oct 2008 · 22:30DoylestownOther· 3 min
((HOAX??)) single craft rose from east quickly crossed toward west
Show on map - 17 Oct 2008 · 21:30Camp HillOrb· 15 s
3 lights swiflty flew overhead & 2 sets of lights coming from opposite directions aligned the 3 lights side by side & bolted away..
Show on map - 17 Oct 2008 · 21:15Camp HillOther· 15 s
3 lights flying side by side-rapidly moving away from me & joined 4 additional lights-2 on each side and bolted away...
Show on map - 15 Oct 2008 · 18:43WaynesboroOther· 5 min
Three sons and friends saw multiple flying objects just before Dusk in Waynesboro, PA
Show on map - 14 Oct 2008 · 17:30NarberthOrb· 20 s
Meteor like object followed by two black helicopters 15 minutes later on October 14th 2008.
Show on map - 12 Oct 2008 · 12:00LarksvilleOther· 10 min
We saw craft at close range with all detail on a clear sunny day at 12:00 noon.
Show on map - 12 Oct 2008 · 09:00ReadingDiamond· 5 min
Sightings Over Reading Pa Area
Show on map - 12 Oct 2008 · 08:00RusselltonCigar· 50 s
Cigar shaped, low flying, and decent size craft blicking red light.
Show on map - 10 Oct 2008 · 20:00Moon TownshipOther· 2 min
unknown rectangular shaped aircraft with bright lights seen over Rt. 60 near Pittsburgh International Airport, definitely NOT a plane
Show on map Silent, oval, bright white craft in yard.
Show on mapDid this sighting have anything to do with my husbands illness?
Show on map10/26/07..Philadelphia.Pa..Oval..Silvery..about 200' long, in the Eastern Sky..
Show on map- 12 Oct 2007 · 23:30Dingmans FerryTriangle· 3 s
While stargazing this strange object appeared
Show on map Another sighting in York PA!!!
Show on map- 12 Oct 2007 · 14:35Fort WashingtonSphere· 5 min
Highly reflective object gliding across sky
Show on map - 10 Oct 2007 · 22:00Grove CityOther· 1 h
Light pattern moving silently through rapid maneuvers over Grove City
Show on map - 10 Oct 2007 · 18:33DowningtownSphere· 2 min
Star-like (but MUCH BRIGHTER AND LARGER) light west of D-town, PA. Seen against sunset. ((NUFORC Note: Contrail?? PD))
Show on map - 2 Oct 2007 · 04:00MurrysvilleOrb· 1 h
sitting in the sky bright light and just still seen it 3 times now on different nights. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Show on map 3 Evenly spaced lights dropped in front of car as if to crash/land, on roadway, then craft turned and disappeared
Show on map- 26 Oct 2006 · 09:45ArdmoreOrb· 2 s
Bright light speeds by
Show on map - 24 Oct 2006 · 11:30ShippensburgSphere· 5 min
Metallic circlur object floating across the sky
Show on map
67 older reports are not listed here. Open the list view to read them all.
Where these reports come from
Reports are from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) public database: what members of the public said they saw, in their own words. Nobody has checked them, and most sightings have ordinary explanations.