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)
Ridgely · MD, USA
White streak of light low in the sky heading East to West in the Northern sky.
Silver Spring · MD, USA
Large triangular craft soundlessly moving slowly at low altitude in large metropolitan area.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Globe of white light zooms directly at me while I look out my window at night. veers off and zooms away.
Baltimore · MD, USA
it was a large aurora shape moving in a non comon aircraft way manmade it also had color type lights
Bel Air · MD, USA
Black circle turns to flashing light, speeds away and disappears.
Hyattsville · MD, USA
A very bright object, (small, distant and oblong) against an early evening sky observed for 15 minutes disappears within 10 seconds.
Frederick · MD, USA
UFO reported in Frederick, MD.
Federalsburg · MD, USA
Larger Gray object slowing down and speeding up in front of a jet
Hancock · MD, USA
Light flying northwest over Hancock.
Annapolis · MD, USA
Hover/Vibrating white lights; emitting beams and dots of light, from 03:30-04:30 6/7/2008 over Annapolis, MD
Hancock · MD, USA
Circular light flying low, not blinking and no sound.
Poolesville · MD, USA
Military and police were out looking for ufo ufo dissapered into thin air in no time then f-16 flew right by where it just was.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Ufo in baltimore.
Cumberland · MD, USA
Transparent Bowl-Shaped Craft - Cumberland, Maryland
Bel Air · MD, USA
pattern of lights going from right to left, then blinking, then repeating. A smaller bright white light shot off from it later
North East · MD, USA
There were three separate orange lights making a triangle formation.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Strange lights dancing in a strobe pattern from west to east.
Derwood · MD, USA
Tiered Saucer UFO spotted in Derwood MD
Wheaton · MD, USA
I was driving East on University Blvd. in Wheaton Md. between Georgia ave. and Viersmill Rd. and saw a fireball with a tail going in a
Salisbury · MD, USA
While sitting outside and taking a smoke break my freind and i witnessed a large flash through the clouds. It was blueish white and rad
New Carrollton · MD, USA
Last night I saw something unusual in the night sky, this was not natural by any means it happened very quickly but I saw enough to kn
Aberdeen · MD, USA
Silent fast moving very dim or possibly lit from reflected ground light, was either 6 or single objects, or one object with 6 discs
Freeland · MD, USA
Totally Silent bright white light with no strobe lights or navigation lights, heading in an odd direction.
Laurel · MD, USA
Three circles like stars
Towson · MD, USA
Triangular object, no lights or engines, completely silent