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)
Frederick · MD, USA
It was a clear crisp day and there was something white in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. No date indicated. PD))
Cloverly · MD, USA
Strange lights in sky over Cloverly, MD shoot off at amazing speed.
Hagerstown · MD, USA
Bright light over Maryland skies,,,,
Baltimore · MD, USA
white light over baltimore
Odenton · MD, USA
A star looking light in the heavens that suddenly vanished.
Waldorf · MD, USA
cigar object floating in air very clear
Overlea · MD, USA
Quick moving rapidly flashing light at night
Germantown · MD, USA
White Round Objects viewed from Germantown
Frederick · MD, USA
Star suddenly moved and disappeared! ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of Venus, Jupiter, and "twinkling" star? PD))
Forest Hill · MD, USA
Me and friend witness bright light in east-north-east sky, disappears suddenly
Gaithersburg · MD, USA
I saw several flying lights heading from north to south. ((NUFORC Note: Report from student. PD))
Abingdon · MD, USA
A triangular shaped craft was seen hovering, and moving very slowly over a neighborhood in Abingdon, MD.
Abingdon · MD, USA
Triangle craft seen "hovering" and moving very slowly. There was one row of 3-4 lights lit up on one side of the craft.
Waldorf · MD, USA
Hovering cigar shaped object.
Dunkirk · MD, USA
One large ufo with 4 others suronding it.
Centreville · MD, USA
just above the treeline i saw a silver globe (not perfectly shaped) it had a heat type haze around it. it was perfectly still and was
Westminster · MD, USA
A huge Fireball changing shape and colors captured on video while moving over our house!.
Bel Air · MD, USA
Large glowing egg shaped light that rotates. At certain points in its rotation, you could see dozens of lights.
Baltimore · MD, USA
Stationary white light then picking up speed from the east to the west; arcing across sky; too fast for plane
Annapolis · MD, USA
Orb seen while driving Route 50 towards Annapolis
Boonsboro · MD, USA
UFO observed near Boonsboro, MD in the evening.
Boonsboro · MD, USA
Square lights above South Mountain in Boonsboro, MD at 21:45.
Churchton · MD, USA
An extremely fast oval-shaped object flying at a very high altitude from a southwest to northeast direction.
Rockville · MD, USA
Second sighting of oval/disk metallic object
Annapolis · MD, USA
Three craft lights traveling in formation- absolute parallel tracks, approx 075 degrees heading. looked like sattelites, but flying