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)
Avilton (Frostburg) · MD, USA
Long strand of equally spaced red lights that disappear to the center, then come out again.
Takoma Park · MD, USA
String formation of five reddish lights flew south over DC area on a clear, cold December night (11PM); too fast to be aircraft.
Baltimore · MD, USA
((HOAX??)) white lights over baltimore..
Kensington/Olney · MD, USA
Four twirling lights seen. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights, we suspect. PD))
Child/Elkton (Cecil County) · MD, USA
im not 1 to tell sorys but i seen it
ZIP code 20876 · MD, USA
((HOAX??)) Bright Red Lights flying over top of the trees.
Fort Washington · MD, USA
Twinkling multicolor "star" that moved across the sky after being idle for over 10 minutes or more
Abingdon · MD, USA
I saw above the tree lines (not that far above) what looked to be like a shooting star/meteorite race across the sky. However it was lo
Annapolis · MD, USA
Four silver objects in shifting formation over the Eastern Shore
Knoxville · MD, USA
I looked up to see teardrop shaped light , back dropped by a mountain, as it shot towards the ground at a 45 degree angle.
Mardela · MD, USA
3 orbs seen on Route 50
Baltimore · MD, USA
At about 8:30 on Tuesday, October 10, I looked out the third story window of my dorm room and saw a really bright white light that had
Dover · MD, USA
freinds and familes see UFO
Philadelphia/Baltimore (between) · MD, USA
Large ball of bright light shot overhead and disappeared over the trees on the distant horizon.
Mt. Airy · MD, USA
faint light move in a zig zag in the sky and at the end it flashed really bright and disappeared Left a trail in the sky very clear out
Ocean City (45 Miles offshore from) · MD, USA
A string of lights that came on and off for 20 minutes
Silver Spring · MD, USA
object drifted across the moon as the day was setting, it was odd to see a object coming from above the moon, so i looked really caref
Baltimore · MD, USA
Large object that changed colors in night skies over Baltimore,Maryland.
Baltimore · MD, USA
craft observed crossing Baltimore in Canton area observed from Fleet St traveling east/west
Baltimore · MD, USA
Large light traveling east to west, no sound, then flashed and instantly disappeared
Baltimore · MD, USA
Orange Disc anomaly imaged in HD over trees in Baltimore Maryland
Baltimore City · MD, USA
Triangle object flying from north to southeast.
Mt. Airy · MD, USA
Very bright light moved extremely quickly across the sky. Seen again within a few seconds going opposite direction.
Sykesville · MD, USA
white light in sky that showed some red color changes intermittently
Westminster · MD, USA
Small Orange Light Observed Traveling South