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)
Glen Echo · MD, USA
Stationary metallic like sphere over the Washington DC area
Frederick · MD, USA
Four very bright white lights that hovered.
Dundalk · MD, USA
UFO seen moving over dundalk.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Orange orb floating over Baltimore
Baltimore · MD, USA
Circular white light flies over Baltimore on July 4th
Joppatowne · MD, USA
On the fourth of July, a red fireball was seen in the sky by 3 witnesses
Ellicott City · MD, USA
UFO sighting Ellicottn City, MD
Hancock · MD, USA
Star sized light stops and flashes very brightly, seemingly in response to a flashlight.
Taneytown · MD, USA
I noticed that the stars didn’t seem right. There was an unusual pattern. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a star or planet? PD))
Hancock · MD, USA
Moving light responded to a flashlight
Annapolis · MD, USA
Yellow lights in formation; very fast; no sound. ((NUFORC Note Report from former military aviator. PD))
Crisfield · MD, USA
A white speck of light extremely high, changing size traveling north of Crisfield, MD. ((NUFORC Note: Iridium flare?? PD))
Nottingham · MD, USA
Intense white oval shape seen in cumulus cloud after rain storm.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Recurring Sighting Over Parkton Maryland July 27th thru 30th.
Ocean City · MD, USA
Circular lights in "V" formation that moved very quickly and changed patterns.
Easton · MD, USA
Discolored grass after thought to be Alien encounter. ((NUFORC Note: We cannot certify that this is a serious report. PD))
Taneytown · MD, USA
green glowing circle shooting across sky and nightly white light
Bel Air · MD, USA
Oval shaped object in sky over Bel Air, Maryland
Halethorpe · MD, USA
brilliant green lights in the sky from east coast. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus, which currently is in the WNW sky. PD) )
Monkton · MD, USA
Green fireball to the North
Ellicott City/Oella Mills · MD, USA
Green circular/ball shaped object streaking across sky
Jamesville · MD, USA
I saw a pure white, shiny, circular object over my house
Assateague Island · MD, USA
Long Dark Gray Crayon Shaped Object
Boonsboro · MD, USA
A large ball of pulsating light with 2 smaller flashes of light shooting out from the sides then disappearing.
Ft. Meade (south of; I-95) · MD, USA
Uncertain of what I saw, but what appeared to be a flying saucer sent chills down my spine.