UFO Sightings in Maryland
1,688 UFO sightings reported in Maryland since 1946, peaking in 2014 (147 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,688
- Span
- 1946–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (147 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1946–2022 · peak 2014 (147 reports)
Top cities in Maryland
Baltimore
1947–2022 · peak 2008 (13 reports)
Ocean City
1990–2020 · peak 2012 (8 reports)
Annapolis
1991–2021 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Hagerstown
1974–2021 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Frederick
2000–2021 · peak 2014 (8 reports)
Rockville
1973–2021 · peak 2007 (4 reports)
Silver Spring
1977–2020 · peak 2017 (4 reports)
Gaithersburg
1973–2022 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Bel Air
1990–2020 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Columbia
1974–2019 · peak 2016 (4 reports)
Pasadena
1979–2021 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Laurel
1996–2021 · peak 2000 (3 reports)
Waldorf
1989–2019 · peak 1998 (3 reports)
Towson
1963–2021 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
Hanover
1980–2021 · peak 2020 (10 reports)
Elkton
1993–2017 · peak 2017 (4 reports)
Westminster
2003–2021 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Bowie
1956–2021 · peak 2007 (2 reports)
Salisbury
1996–2018 · peak 2003 (3 reports)
College Park
1963–2020 · peak 2020 (5 reports)
Baltimore · MD, USA
Saw what I thought was a star that was changing colors red green blue white, i watched it for about half hour thinking it was celestial
Pasadena · MD, USA
Bright flashing light moving slow across sky. accompanied by many dimmer lights
Baltimore · MD, USA
Report of six orange glowing objects flying at high altitude coming from the southwest flying northwest over Baltimore, Maryland at app
White Plains · MD, USA
Lowering light blue bright light. cloudy only light in sky.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Backwards flying, triangle, no sound ship 3 lights
Washington · D.C. & Baltimore (between; on I-295), MD, USA
Hovering airplane-like craft over I-295, between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
Odenton · MD, USA
Two parallel bright white lights in sky over Odenton, MD. As I came out to go to work I notice the one light. However, as I looked to m
Towson · MD, USA
Noticed streaks in the sky while driving. At first one, then two, then three.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Three oval-shaped objects came together and flew in formation before separating and flying away.
Bel Air · MD, USA
Mysterious, large boom shakes house, 4am.
Bethesda · MD, USA
I was sitting by the window when suddenly there was a bright flash and a loud "BOOM." At first I was afraid NIH had been bombed.
Joppatowne · MD, USA
My dad called me into his room to look at what I thought was fire works due to it be the new year. But instead I saw, at first, three c
Annapolis · MD, USA
Bright objects witnessed in the western sky near Annapolis.
Hagerstown · MD, USA
At exactly 6:15am, Sunday morning, the third of January,2016, I woke up and looked out of my bedroom window which is at the head of my
Denton · MD, USA
Traveling NW there were 4 dim lights perfectly in order side to side. The color was a brownish white light. The craft on the left made
I-495 North (driving on) · MD, USA
Triangle UFO over Maryland Highway 495N.
Morganza · MD, USA
((HOAX??)) I happened to look up and stare for a moment at the stars and noticed one the stood out the most.
Joppatown · MD, USA
ISS live feed images.
Damascus · MD, USA
When getting ready for bed, I noticed an object moving across the sky. It was emitting a red and blue-green light.
Baltimore (West Hampden) · MD, USA
In West Hampden. Swirling pulsing noise prompted me to look outside where I saw a large floating illuminated object by the tower/antenn
Rockville · MD, USA
Two small white/metallic objects about 30 to 40 degrees below and equidistant to the sun
La Plata · MD, USA
Bright green streak of light moving from east to west in La Plata, Maryland.
Baltimore · MD, USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-yIuNsRtk ((NUFORC Note: Good video of a large cluster of orange lights. PD))
Westminster · MD, USA
Fireball in sky over Westminster, MD, Dec 3, 2015, straight edged bottom to it.
Jefferson · MD, USA
Star-like object on a sunny day moved slowly to the southeast, then disappeared 55 minutes later at twilight.