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)
Hancock · MD, USA
The triangle craft hovered silently just over the tree line. It was just before dark and the sky was clear.
Takoma Park · MD, USA
A huge disc with rotating, iridescent flashing lights (as a strip around the craft) swooped in and hovered above us.
Boonsboro · MD, USA
Approx.3/15/92 an object with lights was hovering at tree level ,silent and no downdraft, over my car, as I parked to observe it.
College Park · MD, USA
heavy looking object; stationary; hovering and very loud
Annapolis · MD, USA
I first looked out the window and saw 10 black triangular objects in an eye formation. near a radio tower, and I and the other 3 memb
Ocean City · MD, USA
2 hovering discs probing ocean water
Rising Sun · MD, USA
These were four brightly luminous objects observed in the broad daylight. They were lined up in a row-vertically. They were all spher
Friendship · MD, USA
I saw a saucer shaped, somewhat transparent object moving through the air very slowly about 200 feet from my house for about 1 minute.
Glen Burnie · MD, USA
BRILLIANT ROUND LIGHT 200 FEET AWAY SHONE INTO MY BEDROOM HYPNOTICALLY
Glenelg · MD, USA
silent light seen floating in sky in July of 1990
Ocean City · MD, USA
I posted on 8/7/07 a sighting that had occurred on 4/11/1977, I had also wanted to post another sighting that had occurred the summer o
Maryland · MD, USA
The craft was Triangular,one story thick,in the middle was a half sphere ,and it made a deep humming sound.
Bel Air · MD, USA
Negative contact with beings of unknown nature.
Accokeek · MD, USA
While traveling on the same road for three consecutive nights, at about the same time each night, all power on my vehicle suddenly stop
Cape St. Claire · MD, USA
An extremely fast zig-zag of light in the North sky.
Upper Marlboro · MD, USA
This account was seen by my mother and step father. I have interviewed them numerous times and just last night I questioned them again
Severna Park · MD, USA
Occurred : 10/28/2003 01:00 (Entered as : 10/28/2003 01:00) Reported: 10/31/2003 3:23:47 AM 03:23 Posted: 10/31/2003 Location: Pasadena
Waldorf · MD, USA
very large oval -mushroom shaped metallic object,moving up and down very fast, then up close moving very slow,with a tube looking obj
Potomac · MD, USA
Large orange ball traveled fast in night sky and then disappeared
Edgewood · MD, USA
Edgewood, MD boy sees a chrome sphere move laterally across sky and change directions near the Edgewood Arsenal Army base.
Crofton · MD, USA
A saucer circles the moon many times.
Hancock · MD, USA
THE NEXT DAY "THE LIGHTS IN THE SKY" WAS ON THE NEWS ON TV RADIO AND NEWSPAPER.."JUST AFTER SUNSET IT GOT COOL AND A FAINT FOG CAME
New Windsor · MD, USA
I was hunting with my Dad on a farm near our house. It was before dawn, and I was sitting by a tree, bored and looking up at the sky.
Greenbelt · MD, USA
Low, slow moving craft over NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Severn · MD, USA
myself and another person witnessd what appeared to be a glowing boomerang fly directly overhead of us with no sound or lights.