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)
Huntingtown · MD, USA
Rounded triangle seen, 3 lights on bottom with colors red, blue, and white.
Ft. Meade/BWI · MD, USA
Object above Ft Meade/BWI is fairly stationary with "spidery" white light and looks the same whether viewed from inside or out
Hagerstown · MD, USA
Dark saucer shape object with dome coasting along 40 degree angle up from horizen moving west to east. .
Williamsport · MD, USA
Hovering cigar shape craft with lights.
Wolfsville · MD, USA
At around 8:15PM eastern time I was outside and all the sudden I heard a really loud noise that sounded almost like a freight train. I
Severn · MD, USA
Three random chunks of car-sized "brown mold" motionless in a clear blue sky near BWI. ((NUFORC Note: USAF Acad. Grad. PD))
Butler · MD, USA
3 redish lights spotted in Butler MD at 7:15 pm on 10/19/12
Ft. Meade · MD, USA
Dozens of Orange Lights over Fort Meade, Military Base.
Severn · MD, USA
12 red lights flying
Cumberland · MD, USA
Hovering flashing object with sudden movement
Annapolis · MD, USA
Three blue slow blinking lights surrounding what appeared to be a very large wing appeared around 7:20pm in Annapolis, MD, the sky was
Riverdale · MD, USA
3 bright white lights in the Sky.
Baltimore County · MD, USA
3 orange spheres become one over 695 in Baltimore County.
Hagerstown · MD, USA
Large pulsating triangular object seen hovering over town for at least an hour.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Orange Objects In The Sky
Germantown · MD, USA
White orb of light that rapidly ascended
Owings Mills · MD, USA
Just read above.
Hampstead · MD, USA
Large amount of yellowish orange lights moving across the sky
Ocean City · MD, USA
4 bright orange spheres flying over Ocean City
Riva · MD, USA
Orange fireball seen slowly rising up in the sky, moving away, then disappearing behind a cloud. Object seen by 4 individuals.
Stevensville · MD, USA
Hovering triangular object near Chesapeake Bay.
Cobb Island · MD, USA
Strange lights, low level jet fighter interceptors? And a bright flash.
Essex · MD, USA
Close view of large two-level object within 50 feet on clear night at tree top level
Hagerstown · MD, USA
Triangle shaped light low on horizon did not move for more than 30 minutes, but did flash intermittently.
Middletown · MD, USA
Burst of flame and shot away.