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)
Takoma Park · MD, USA
3 bright oranges red orbs of light floating over the city.
Sykesville · MD, USA
Several bright lights clustered and seemed stationary except one of them moved fast to join the group.
Belcamp · MD, USA
Two lights hovering in the early, morning, sky for almost a half hour. ((NUFORC Note: Conjunction of Jupiter and Venus? PD))
Pasadena · MD, USA
UFO Report 8-22-14 4:22 Am , at the Red Light Ritchie Hwy & Jumpers Hole Road.
Bethany Beach · MD, USA
Light formation over MD coast.
Glen Burnie · MD, USA
Strange, illuminated cloud in an exceptionally cloudless sky..
Sherwood · MD, USA
Bright orange light rising rapidly over southeastern sky at 5:00 am
Linthicum · MD, USA
Vortex in SW sky.
Owings Mills · MD, USA
Bright cylinder that hovered and moved rapidly.
Sykesville · MD, USA
Reddish-Orange orbs sighted in Sykesville, MD.
Salisbury · MD, USA
Commercial pilot witnesses strange triangular craft, with lights in its corners.
Cumberland · MD, USA
Rotating bright colored orb appears two nights with different behaviors.
Germantown · MD, USA
Over a course of 5 years, I have seen UFOs, observed bizarre behavior, and believe I may have directly been affected by it.
Jefferson · MD, USA
7 individual lights, disappeared one at a time.
Bel Air · MD, USA
Reddish light.
Laurel · MD, USA
At the Laurel Lake watching the fireworks and a circular formation surrounded by lights appeared in the sky.
Damascus · MD, USA
2 white circle shapes with an orange light in each.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Bright orange light.
Glen Burnie · MD, USA
Spotted circular orange light fly from one side of the sky to the other.
Eldersburg · MD, USA
We were on the back deck watching the fireworks, 20 minutes after they were done, saw 5 round orange orbs floating horizontally across
Salisbury · MD, USA
We were sitting on the patio when we saw two orange circles at approx 1500-2000 feet. flying objects.Objects were flying west to ea
Harford County · MD, USA
There were triangle flying things, and a round thing blocking the top tip of the half moon.
Bel Air · MD, USA
White light bright flash.
Edgewater · MD, USA
Sighting appeared airborne as bright red/orange object, possibly circular, with bright white center and glowing flame similar to hot ai
Mount Airy · MD, USA
Orange silent fireball.