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)
Pasadena · MD, USA
BLUE FLASHES, LIEK CAMERA STROBE, IN PASADENA SKY EARLY TUES.AM/3:30AM/8.30.11
Gaithersburg · MD, USA
Strange high frequency noises heard in the sky.
Pasadena · MD, USA
We observed the exact shape of objects shown in the photograph of the sighting on 5/09/11
Olney · MD, USA
UFO with "tentacles" hovering in Olney, Maryland. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of celestial body?? PD))
Elkton · MD, USA
Object seen over Elkton MD moving away from me(straight up) 10pm 7/17/11
Lusby · MD, USA
Large blue/green sphere over Calvert County. ((NUFORC Note: Report from aviation mechanic. PD))
Kent Island · MD, USA
silver cylinder craft in sky appearing to watch a lightening storm, white fin on it, right off of Kent Island
Pasadena · MD, USA
Saw unusual object that was not familar as other aircraft we see constantly
Annapolis · MD, USA
White cylinders with fins moving over Eastport, Annapolis.
New Carrollton · MD, USA
Set of sky flashes lit up entire sky with out any radar anomaly or storm.
Fruitland · MD, USA
We saw a bright light slowly fade while moving slowly. ((NUFORC Note: International Space Station over-flight. PD))
Westminster · MD, USA
Intensely bright, crescent shape to round in SE night sky
Cockeysville · MD, USA
Bright ball of light moving upward very fast eventually becoming a speck before disappearing within seconds
Annapolis · MD, USA
Stationary light over Annapolis, MD
Westminster · MD, USA
Orange Lighted Object Spotted In Westminster, MD.
Rising Sun · MD, USA
AT NIGHT 5 OR 6 LIGHTS FORMED A CIRCLE, DESENDED, THAN LIGHTS WENT OUT
Elkton · MD, USA
Bright fast moving flash appearing out of nowhere decending at a 45 degree angle lasting for 3 seconds.
Delmar · MD, USA
March 5th 2011 (Delmar, MD. 21875) Saturday Night at Approx. 20:30 - Bright Round Object
Owings Mills/Baltimore · MD, USA
2 bright white lights sitting above the beltway, not moving whatsoever.
Baltimore · MD, USA
UNBELIEVABLE!
Easton · MD, USA
Black Triangle UFO 4 Lights... 1 Red(Blinking).. 911 Called
Charlotte Hall · MD, USA
Two sighting, including a single floating orb, and the other including three orbs in a triangular formation.
Jacksonville · MD, USA
Since I'm a hunter (waterfowl) when I was what looked like snow geese circling I started to watch close. The sighting was about 1/2 mil
Pasadena · MD, USA
Unexplainable extra large smokey full moon disapears into thin air .
Germantown · MD, USA
Unable to move encounters of a 4th kind