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)
Largo · MD, USA
Bluish purplish hovering light
Easton · MD, USA
Three baketball sized orbs floating 2-3 feet above the ground hovering stationary and silent and glowing red
Middletown · MD, USA
Nine orange lights in linear pattern in sky, changed direction, hovered and disappeared.
Owings Mills · MD, USA
Trianle white lights move across Owings Mills
Ocean City · MD, USA
Fenwick Island Orange UFO
Westminster · MD, USA
A magical star looking thing at a football game, right before 2 undeafeted teams played!
Columbia · MD, USA
Light solid blue semi-circle of light projecting onto bedroom floor.
Cumberland · MD, USA
object faded in and out, accelerated at inconceivable speed, no sound
Cumberland · MD, USA
bright fadeing light in south eastern sky
Bowie · MD, USA
Oval shaped disk with rim of red lights hovering down into woods.
LaVale · MD, USA
Saw three lights traveling south to north over western Maryland
Towson · MD, USA
Red orbs of light over tree tops. ((anonymous report))
Parkville · MD, USA
Baltimore, Maryland May 29,2009 sphere that traveled from west to east.
Catonsville · MD, USA
Round, silvery object floating over Catonsville MD.
Clarksville · MD, USA
Large Mettalic Object making no sounds with red and green lights hovering by power lines moves away fast!
Gaithersburg · MD, USA
5 bright lights in the sky in a straight line
Gaithersburg · MD, USA
"V" formation of 7 very small satellites, or tiny bright lights, traveling fast and directly overhead towards NE
Lusby · MD, USA
Bright White Sphere flying over my house silently.
Annapolis · MD, USA
Flaming baseball sized object fell quietly from the dark sky; flamed out at 20 feet above water.((NUFORC Note: Suspected meteor. PD))
Baltimore · MD, USA
Square and round UFO anomalies imaged over Baltimore Maryland
Columbia · MD, USA
Very bright orange colored light NNW of MD, USA. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus. PD))
Knoxville · MD, USA
We saw a circular-shaped UFO flying over the river and mountain. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
Ridgely · MD, USA
A Whitish/Orange Light in the sky made no sound as it traveled overhead.
Bowie · MD, USA
Three anomalous stationary lights over Bowie for over an hour.
Rockville · MD, USA
Large, floating metallic sphere with a single 'headlight' and atleast 3 red lights on its bottom-side