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)
Dundalk · MD, USA
THE OBJECT WAS STATIONARY FOR CLOSE TO THE 2 MILES IT TOOK FOR ME TO APPROACH IT AND THE WAS NO SOUND COMING FROM THE OBJECT
Greenbelt area · MD, USA
Totally Silent 'Flying Wing' Seen Twice Within D.C. Beltway, March 8, 2003
Easton · MD, USA
Caught a possible Alien Abduction and/or Cattle Mutiliation in progress,
Silver Spring · MD, USA
Two UFO's Just After MidNight...
Bishops Head · MD, USA
A circle or wheel shape, with what looked like fire around it, and a firey web shaped center.
Baltimore · MD, USA
My brother clock stoped working and then look out his window and saw a Ufo.
Bowie · MD, USA
Loud noise, bright lights and a new part of me was opened!
Silver Spring · MD, USA
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Westminster · MD, USA
strange bright lights fly over rural Maryland
Princess Anne · MD, USA
PULSATING LIGHTS OVER PR. ANNE..MD
Bethesda/Rockville · MD, USA
Craft with 3 lights hovering over 495 then darting away
Salisbury · MD, USA
several orange lights pulsating (like flares), then totally disappeared then reappeared in a different part of the sky.
Owings Mills (area) · MD, USA
Three lights surrounded by smoke
Middle River · MD, USA
A large green flash of light.
Queenstown · MD, USA
I usually get up very early to take our dogs out in the AM, usually around 5:15 to 5:30AM. It was still dark, moon was partially cover
Kensington · MD, USA
chevron of lights resembling small v-formation of geese; silent; observation lasted approx 1 minute
Columbia · MD, USA
Triangle shaped structure with lining the perimeter.
Baltimore · MD, USA
all i can say is i saw a formation of about 8 to 12 objects go overhead
Baltimore · MD, USA
not sure if i observed one object or 10 in some kind of formation.
Germantown · MD, USA
me and boyfriend out on the back deck drinking coffee and we see a cigar shaped craft flying overhead....it struck me as odd because it
Street · MD, USA
Couple felt threatened by UFO in Street, MD.
Stevensville · MD, USA
Bright stationary lights
Glen Burnie · MD, USA
Cylinder light disapears without a trace Near BWI airport in MD. Cylinder gets skinnier and then disapears like when turning off a TV.
Churchville · MD, USA
3 big red lights outside the Movie Theater
Bowleys Quarters · MD, USA
Bright white/blue strobe/flash - no sound - illuminating 3 "windows" behind flash - 2 - sec. no other lights