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)
Parkville · MD, USA
I'm confident all these were not the space station and I am confident these were not airplanes.
Parkville · MD, USA
Witnessed an orange, yellow, white with red glow UFO on June 29th, 2012, slowly desending in Parkville Maryland.
Pasadena · MD, USA
I saw a triangle as I was playing in my yard
Columbia · MD, USA
Four of us having dinner on our back deck in Columbia MD last night saw 17 or 18 silent orange balls approach our house from the north
Potomac · MD, USA
Bright yellow light followed (intercepted) by red pulsating light
Westminster · MD, USA
Sphere shaped orange glowing object in the night sky
Arbutus · MD, USA
I was walking my friend to the bus stop when i noticed four bright lights in the sky. They were pretty far away but it seemed as though
Elkridge · MD, USA
Five bright lights seen over elkridge, md. two of them seen through binoculars in great detail
Frostburg/LaVale · MD, USA
Strange blue-green ball of light seen on I68
Gaithersburg · MD, USA
Orange fireball over Gaithersburg MD on 04/12/2012
Elkridge · MD, USA
Second ufo sighting in same spot in two days
Clarksburg · MD, USA
UFO Sighting Near Clarksburg, MD
Mount Airy (vicinity) · MD, USA
Formation of gold moving lights
Landover · MD, USA
Saw three bright lights and a hovering craft
Silver Spring · MD, USA
For a 15 minute period, 30 to 40 crafts were seen. 15 to 20 craft flew in a formation and vanished in the sky. Then 12-15 craft flew
Towson · MD, USA
Very bright object spotted at dusk in Towson, MD
Baltimore · MD, USA
Objects were flying together as one, then circled each other and disappeared into the sky
Sykesville · MD, USA
Triangular shaped object with bright lights, dropping orbs, being seen over Sykesville, MD
Dundalk · MD, USA
Small "airplane" like craft, 8:30pm, clear sky, object seemed to cloak itself. Saw it for about 1 second before it "cloaked".
Hagerstown · MD, USA
Red-Orange Orb Sighting in Hagerstown Maryland, USA on 03/18/2012
California · MD, USA
Two photos in a series where an object can be seen.
Annapolis · MD, USA
My husband went out At 5 am and noticed what he called bright brush strokes in the sky that were lit up. Then we both saw it from outsi
Ellicott City · MD, USA
Bright line headed towards ground for half minute then stopped and grew wider and fuzzier
Burtonsville · MD, USA
Bright orange oval shape traveling slowly through sky near burtonsville and olney maryland at 1:30am feb 1st 2012
Ocean City · MD, USA
An evenly spaced, straight line of lights appear in the sky, dance in a worm-like pattern and fade away.