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)
Bethesda · MD, USA
Bright flashes in Bethesda/Chevy Chase area
Joppa · MD, USA
It was in my back yard it looked like a silver balloon at first but it was moving to fast. I went in my house to get my wife to show he
Baltimore · MD, USA
Daylight sighting of highly-reflective/shiny silver ellipsoid (interpreted as disc seen from the side) glinting irregularly
Lusby · MD, USA
Interaction with ET about them intervening in our world issues
Pikesville · MD, USA
Round circular arial craft flying in air
College Park · MD, USA
Disc-shape with another smaller disk in the middle with red circle lights
College Park · MD, USA
Saucer shape that was HUGE with red dots around it and then red dots going towards the middle to a red circle.
College Park · MD, USA
Low flying disk shaped object with red lights in a circular pattern and a bulge coming down in the middle, sounded like a loud aircraft
College Park · MD, USA
Large disc shaped aircraft with lights spotted above me
Towson · MD, USA
8 or 9 fast moving lights following each other that got brighter at a point
Grantsville · MD, USA
Bright hovering triangle with small light blasts that were streaking to and from it .
Reisterstown · MD, USA
I have it all on video 2 min of this object glowing different colors and changing shapes. Frame by frame you can see the evidence. Reco
Riverdale Park · MD, USA
Was speaking with a neighbor (avid celestial observer) outside at around 20:40, when neighbor noticed and pointed out an orange object
Bel Air · MD, USA
Light blue rectangular object seen flying over Maryland.
Forest Hill · MD, USA
I noticed the bright lights in the sky that appeared to be stationary for approximately 10 minutes. After that time the object started
Cobb island · MD, USA
Looking at the sky westbound from westmoreland, can tords cob island mad..seen a large glistening object in the sky, shining about 100
Stevensville · MD, USA
White bright lights over Stevensville, Md
Annapolis · MD, USA
Tall ship
Cobb island · MD, USA
Seen flashes in the sky, first one super bright then dimmed after but there was no sound and a completely clear night no clouds.
Hanover · MD, USA
MADAR Node 77
Darlington · MD, USA
Space photographer??
Hunt Valley · MD, USA
A constant light that did not have a tail and covered enough space to be moving 10x faster than a plane. I have seen a shooting star an
Cumberland · MD, USA
Four tube shaped white lights barely moving north in an elongated and tidy, but not static, diamond. Appeared to fade “up” not away.
Annapolis · MD, USA
blue light
Preston · MD, USA
My wife, for 15 minutes, observed a triangular shaped UFO with blue lights on its tips.