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)
Catonsville · MD, USA
Please have someone prove me wrong!!
Rockville · MD, USA
I saw 3-4 huge oval cloudy shapes darting zig zag fashion at split second speed about airplane level.
Severn · MD, USA
Strange, silent, orange moving lights in sky, ((anonymous report))
Brinklow · MD, USA
4 lights traveling clockwise, converging and then breaking apart. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect advertising lights. PD))
Hagerstown · MD, USA
Green fire aux.
Fort Meade · MD, USA
Triangular shaped with blinking rectangular lights, almost pyramid like
Elkton · MD, USA
Two bright fast lights.
Elkton · MD, USA
Was driving down Pulaski hwy in Elkton, MD, when I saw 4 lights in the sky in the shape of a triangle.
Hampstead · MD, USA
Four bright red aircrafts were flying west with red trails. ((anonymous report))
Bethesda · MD, USA
Four Fireball-like Objects Flying in Formation Over Washington, DC Area ((anonymous report))
Silver Spring · MD, USA
Lighted circles in rotation high in the sky.
Bethesda · MD, USA
Three comet-like, high-flying, no-noise aircraft over Washington, DC.
New Market · MD, USA
A bright white orb descended vertically, became a green line shape, changed direction, and shot away horizontally at blindiing speed.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Bright light fell from the sky and disappeared I've seen comets before but nothing like this.
Wheaton · MD, USA
Comet-shaped floating object flies toward Washington, DC.
Chesapeake Bay (above; south of Annapolis) · MD, USA
Witnessed three bright lights holding in a triangle shape over Chesapeake Bay; very bright, pulsating, incredible speed, not aircraft.
Jarrettsville · MD, USA
4 fire like orbs were seen disappearing and reappearing for 40 minutes in Jarrettsville, MD. ((anonymous report))
Monrovia · MD, USA
Multiple bright orange lights near Monrovia, MD.
Annapolis · MD, USA
Orange lights by Severn River bridge.
Havre de Grace · MD, USA
Three orange glows appeared in the sky in Havre de Grace, MD
Boonsboro · MD, USA
Bright light came straight down with no lateral movement stright down. Had sparks following it.
Fort Washington · MD, USA
Large green fireball seen falling from sky over Fort Washington, Maryland. ((NUFORC Note: Probable meteor. Video. PD))
Mt. Airy · MD, USA
Strange lights in egg-shaped formation over Mt. Airy, Maryland.
Columbia · MD, USA
Disc-shaped object flew slowly across several blocks.
Baltimore · MD, USA
The objects appeared star like in nature. Upon first sight they are indistinguishable from stars until prolonged observation reveals th