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)
Saint Mary's City · MD, USA
Stationary object with flashing lights seen from SMCM. ((NUFORC Note: Possible "twinkling" star? PD))
Silver Spring · MD, USA
Bright green light flying around plaza del mercado, silver spring, Maryland
Glen Burnie · MD, USA
While near BWI Airport some friends and saw what appeared to be a fire in the sky. slowly rising and swinging left and right. If i had
Columbia · MD, USA
Bright fast moving light that stopped and hovered.
Bowie · MD, USA
Shiny object moving towards clouds.
Chesapeake Beach · MD, USA
A circular aircraft with blue, red and white lights stayed stationary in the night sky for over an hour before going to bed.
Ellicott City · MD, USA
Single, bright and stationary light in the sky over interstate 70 in Ellicott City.
Aberdeen · MD, USA
Bright light in the sky that grew brighter and shot across the sky with a long bright tail behind it.
Clements · MD, USA
Several Craft Teardrop Flash.
Whaleyville · MD, USA
Series of strange orange lights (independent/multi-directional) moving over treeline.
Hagerstown · MD, USA
Red, green and orange lights flickering around the object which hovered at least 20 minutes and then slowly moved north.
Lavale · MD, USA
Strange light falling from the sky.
Lusby · MD, USA
Point of light in sky that would flicker yellow, red & white. would not move in any direction.
Owings Mills · MD, USA
Golden yellow lights moving around in the sky like 20 planes in same direction and disappearing one by one.
Silver Spring · MD, USA
Yellowish orange, white, and green flashing lights over Silver Spring, MD.
Urbana · MD, USA
Flickering light moving in circles and odd patterns. Speeding up and then stopping.
Frederick · MD, USA
Yellow (White), red and green lights emulating from stationary object over Ft. Detrick for about 15 mins
Hancock · MD, USA
Object with flashing green and red lights seen darting across sky then hovering.
Linthicum · MD, USA
Flying really close to the ground, but no noise to be heard?!
Laurel · MD, USA
Multiple bright objects in the sky like meteors.
Ocean City · MD, USA
Saw red and green flashing light. Sped forward then hovered. Shot away then come back for a few secs the shot off again and disappeared
Salisbury · MD, USA
Three witness observe a black and silver object appearing to change from bell shaped to round.
Perry Hall · MD, USA
Was typing up some work on my laptop in my car and saw it out of the corner of my eye. Captured it on cellphone. There was a lightning
Edgewood · MD, USA
Last night, Sunday, August 8th approximately 10:30-11pm a friend and I went outside in the backyard to smoke a cigarette when we notice
Hagerstown · MD, USA
Fireball in the sky no sound, was there for two minutes then completely gone. Was not a plane was too close to be a plane.