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)
Eldersburg/Randallstown · MD, USA
Two Star-Like Craft Hover Over Randallstown/ Eldersburg Area, Dim down simultaneously and leave.
Mardela springs · MD, USA
((HOAX??)) 1 mile wide UFO, with looked like fighters chasing it, we saw 4 some orangeish lights.
Baltimore · MD, USA
UFO Streaks Past the Moon
Hancock (10 miles east) · MD, USA
Two people witness high speed glowing sphere cross the sky and disappear
Carney · MD, USA
Two bright lights suddenly dim and disappear
Waldorf · MD, USA
6 White and Red Spheres Suddenly Appear and Disappear Below February's Lunar Eclipse -- Eastern U.S.
Waldorf · MD, USA
Very hard to explain, the movement, the actions, and the speed...very wierd.
Hagerstown · MD, USA
A bright blue ball of light crossed the sky and disappeared from sight near Hagerstown MD
Laurel · MD, USA
two lights followed by flashes on highway
Rockville · MD, USA
Bright triangular shaped object moves at a rediculous speed across my window
Hagerstown · MD, USA
i thought i was seeing stuff at first
Baltimore · MD, USA
January 17, 2008-6:15pm. Triangular shaped object hovering over Belvedere Square in Baltimore, Maryland.
North East/Bel Air · MD, USA
Red glowing object and Triangle -north east maryland
Baltimore · MD, USA
Four stationary light objects at Sunrise in the Eastern sky
Ellicott City · MD, USA
Dumb bell shaped UFO over Ellicott City
Westminster · MD, USA
Strange Helicopters Over Development
North East · MD, USA
((HOAX??)) My dog & I were in the driveway he began to bark wildly at the sky, I looked up to see three large lights/orbs.
Bowie · MD, USA
Bluish white light UFO flying low at high speed above Baltimore Washington Pky, Dec 23, 2007
Bowie · MD, USA
disc shaped, blue /white light UFO flying low and fast
Silver Spring · MD, USA
Falling object with strange green glow, like a meteor.
Chevy Chase · MD, USA
A bright, non-blinking light moved slowy across the sky, then stopped for several minutes before disappearing
Glen Burnie · MD, USA
Glowing V moves across sky
Wheaton · MD, USA
Moving point of light in vicinity of Wheaton/Glenmont Metro
Hagerstown (near) · MD, USA
large white flash of light speeding across sky and disappeared within 3-5 seconds
Fort Washington · MD, USA
Object zig-zagged around sun in less than a minute.