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)
Baltimore · MD, USA
Huge black aircraft with green lights, moving incredibly low and slow over the trees.
Takoma Park · MD, USA
Just after midnight, I see a still flickering bright light below moon. Zoom in on pic.
Severna Park · MD, USA
Hovering and phone video scrambled! ((anonymous report))
Assateague Island · MD, USA
A blue fire ball appeared am dead than disappeared in seconds.
Rising Sun · MD, USA
I observed a stationary series of lights in the sky for 20 mins, before it faded away.
Perryville · MD, USA
Large aircraft flying WAY TOO LOW. ((anonymous report))
Silver Spring · MD, USA
6/4/17 6.30 pm, Silver Spring, MD, the objects 10/11 were floating quietly very transparent like nothing inside.
Annapolis · MD, USA
Large white flare with white trail.
Baltimore · MD, USA
I noticed one blazing and shining object away from me just two or three blocks. I am an MD. ((anonymous report))
Westminster · MD, USA
3 star like crafts in a triangle formation moving north at the same exact speed. Started to fade in brightness all at the same rate.
Baltimore · MD, USA
4 lights in a perfect square in sky. I watched as stars moved across the sky and only those 4 lights did not move.((anonymous report))
Dunkirk · MD, USA
Orbs of light floating in a disc pattern. Red and green lights on a craft possible triangular.
Pasadena · MD, USA
Saw three star-like objects moving together. Got binaculars out. Each object was circular like a hoop with evenly spaced nodules on i
Silver Spring · MD, USA
A bright light & four round white lights in a large, square configuration. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Silver Spring · MD, USA
Four round white lights in a large, square configuration seen through the clouds. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch. PD))
Silver Spring · MD, USA
4 lights in a perfect square in sky. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Baltimore · MD, USA
Was camping out, and saw a bright object standing still, then moved randomly at extreme speeds changing direction and velocity.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Bright star-like light in the early morning (~5 AM) sky. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus in E sky? PD))
District Heights · MD, USA
Black object flying slowly with what appeared to be a turquoise/green colored bright light periodically flashing on the object- flying
White Marsh · MD, USA
Looked like a drone, but it had something on top of what looked like wings. We are near Aberdeen proving grounds. Never seen anything l
Bowie · MD, USA
Very bright light in the sky over Annapolis
Clinton · MD, USA
Saw moving at sharp angles briefly (1-2 mins), then streaked away out of sight, no sound heard around Clinton, MD area.
Germantown · MD, USA
Multiple UFO sighting flying slowly.
Taneytown · MD, USA
Three football shaped orange lights ,in a line, flew over at a high rate of speed .then about 10 seconds later a 4th one flew over. The
Greenbelt · MD, USA
One day at the Carwash and I happen to look up in the sky, and there it was appearing as person sitting in a chair.