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)
Joppatowne · MD, USA
Silent Red Light of New Years
Chesapeake Bay · MD, USA
I WOULD LIKE TI BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, THE DEATH'S OF THOUSANDS OF FISH IN THE CHESAPEAK BAY THE FISH WERE ALL YOUNG FROM ONE TO THRE
Nottingham · MD, USA
3 bright objects in sky fly in formation over White Marsh MD
Gaithersburg · MD, USA
I was in the back seat of a moving vehicle in Gaithersburg, Maryland when I saw a bright, gold, circular object to the east
District Heights · MD, USA
Last Tuesday night i was in my bedroom had the TV and listening to a gospel cd I brought on my computer when I heard this loud noise go
Bel Air · MD, USA
two lights beside eachother shooting upward str8 into the sky at various speeds
Lanham · MD, USA
I was taking random pictures while on the bus going around Landover Mall and saw what appears to be a UFO in two of them in the 4:21 PM
Parkville · MD, USA
This wasnt just a star...it was something more
Silver Spring · MD, USA
four large clusters of lights flying in close proximity
Silver Spring · MD, USA
Five to eight orange circles in the sky.
Gwynn Oak · MD, USA
It was a sight to see,
Skidmore · MD, USA
Flash of light
Chestertown · MD, USA
Light makes two 90 degree turns at high rate of speed.
Williamsport · MD, USA
Close encounter with a hovering craft.
Middle River · MD, USA
I saw a ufo behind my neighbors house on the ground.
Waldorf · MD, USA
one small white ball of light, without a tail flashed through the sky for just 1/2 of a second then disappeared
Berlin (Assateague Island) · MD, USA
Three stationary lights in triangular pattern
Columbia · MD, USA
cylinder shaped object with moving lights
Ocean City · MD, USA
UFO over Ocean City, Maryland
Severn/Glen Burnie (BWI area) · MD, USA
Triangular shaped craft seen hovering near a highway. Large and did not move.
Mt. Savage · MD, USA
changing shades of green and blue. kind o moving in a circular motion. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling stars?? PD))
Landover · MD, USA
Three lights in a triangular pattern were seen hovering in Landover, MD.
Crofton · MD, USA
TRIANGULAR FLYING OBJECT WITH FLASHING LIGHTS OUTLINING THE SHAPE
Baltimore · MD, USA
White Rectangle no wings or windows climbed fast at steap angle from below clouds then into clouds
Chesapeake Beach · MD, USA
9-18-10. Six round orange lights evenly spaced, moving in syncronized formation curving upward until disappearing one by one.