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)
Joppa · MD, USA
we saw 6 or more small crafts orangey red doing maneuvers for approx. 30 min in maryland
Marley Park · MD, USA
White ball (about the size of a kick ball)hovers for a minute or two moving slow and then it was gone!
Wittman · MD, USA
Came within 2 objects working in tandem - came within a few feet of one of then
Owings Mills · MD, USA
WE WERE LAYING ON A GRASSY HILL STAR GAZING , WHEN 2 UFO'S FLEW OVER OUR HEADS , NO NOISE , AND DID ZIG-ZAG PATTERNS WHILE CLIMBING UPW
Reisterstown · MD, USA
Saw est. 200-300+ halo style craft flying from SW/NE in the Greenspring Valley area - 1974-1975
Silver Hill · MD, USA
Smithsoinian "Flying saucer." ((NUFORC Note: Comments about the object are invited. PD))
Cumberland · MD, USA
wife & I were coming down the long curve on US 40 east of cumberland Md. Damned comp wouldnt accept time of 1730, just starting to get
Columbia · MD, USA
I rented a row boat, my Fraternity Brother, my Girlfriend, and another girl were in the boat. We were on the lake, about in the middle.
Hagerstown · MD, USA
I saw it too! RE: Football sized saucer over Hagerstown, MD in summer of 1974
Hagerstown · MD, USA
Football sized saucer over Hagertown MD in summer of 1974
Baltimore · MD, USA
Back when i was 11 or 12 early 70's I was laying in my bed and the brightest light came in my window, then somehow i ended up in my bac
Federalsburg · MD, USA
Saucer spotted in Federalsburg MD
Baltimore · MD, USA
A report from Baltimore, MD in October 1973 described a huge, disk-shaped object with a dome, porthole-style windows, and interior lighting, hovering silently and closely, lasting 15 minutes.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Confirm sisters report.
Baltimore · MD, USA
A report from Baltimore, MD in October 1973 described a disk-shaped object flying low, silently, and slowly over a backyard field, lasting 8 minutes.
Takoma Park · MD, USA
A report from Takoma Park, MD in August 1973 described three white, sphere-shaped objects that sped off one after another in different directions at very high speed, lasting 5 minutes.
Gaithersburg · MD, USA
Black round obj with seq flashing green lights, 6-8 in wide viewed at arm's length, and seen in daylight -- and no wings!
Gaithersburg · MD, USA
A report from Gaithersburg, MD in May 1973 described a disk-shaped object with sequentially flashing green lights around its perimeter, flying low, lasting 3-4 minutes.
Rockville · MD, USA
MY WIFE AND I WERE TO PICK UP MY MOTHER AT WORK IT WAS ON MARYLAND AVE.THAT WE SAW THE FIRST ONE IT WAS REALY BIG LIKE AN AIR PLANE I 7
Aberdeen · MD, USA
Witnesses in Aberdeen, Maryland reported a triangular object with three lights flying silently at treetop height, during a three-minute sighting in August 1972.
Allen · MD, USA
The ufo was above this radio tower. Me and my mom were watching it. It was about a half mile away as the crow flies. The ufo started t
Princess Anne · MD, USA
A bright orange, oval object with vertical stripes or ribbed markings was reported over Princess Anne in eastern Maryland in June 1970, observed for about five minutes.
West Ocean City · MD, USA
A light was reported north of Ocean City, Maryland, in June 1970, around the same time as a related sighting in nearby Princess Anne, lasting under a minute.
Baltimore · MD, USA
A dome-shaped object displaying multiple colors and a sparkling appearance was reported over Baltimore, Maryland, in June 1970, observed for about five minutes.
Chance · MD, USA
A witness in Chance, Maryland, on the state's Eastern Shore, reported a disk-shaped object in June 1969, during a five-minute sighting.