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)
Bel Air · MD, USA
I was sitting on my deck looking up at the moon when suddenly there was an orange flash, this continued in intervals of 3-4 seconds thr
Monrovia · MD, USA
A single light in a straight line went silently across the sky above us.
Silver spring · MD, USA
There were 7 colored lights (green,white, and red) and were staying still before rushing off
Betterton · MD, USA
Blinking object flying at very high speed in nonsensical flight path
Port Republic · MD, USA
Line of Lights in night sky, look like stars, still for a while then moved in unison upward (("Starlink" satellites??))
Silver Spring · MD, USA
My friend and I watch them for about 20 minutes. they would go across the sky and uniform spacing. ((Starlink satellites?))
Shady Side · MD, USA
20 bright light Objects traveling high in the sky then disappearing in the handle of the Big Dipper. ((Starlink satellites))
Pocomoke City · MD, USA
Tonight it was the usual ball of light that dimmed and brightened on and off then disappeared. Last week myself and my wife witnessed a
Severn · MD, USA
25-30 White Lights Flying Over Severn. ((Starlink satellites?))
North Potomac · MD, USA
In a clear sky 12-14 star like objects flying in a straight line from North towards South . ((Starlink satellites?))
Ellicott City · MD, USA
A lined formation of brightly lit objects moving West to East, 12-15 objects in two groups, ((Starlink satellites?))
Baltimore City · MD, USA
Bright circular lights flying in unison. ((Starlink satellites?))
Pocomoke City · MD, USA
25 Lights in Night Sky in Formation, with Some in Echelon. (("Starlink satellites??))
Brunswick/Knoxville · MD, USA
White light over Potomac river. ((Venus??))
Greenbelt · MD, USA
Red shifting plasma
Northeast · MD, USA
On my way to work I video taped very clear footage of these different crafts from flying hogs boards to machines they sit on to disk sh
hancock · MD, USA
ufo spraying black gas cloud. ((anonymous report))
Pasadena · MD, USA
Observed at least 36 bright white illuminated moving objects in a straight but highly irregular spaced line.((Starlink satellites))
Pasadena · MD, USA
At least 36 bright white illuminated moving objs in a straight, but highly irregular spaced line, SW to NE. (("Starlink" satellites))
Hanover · MD, USA
MADAR Node 77
Kensington · MD, USA
At around 8:47 pm tonight I noticed 4 perfectly aligned stars. They were to the west of Venus. Curious as to what they were, stars or p
Whiteford · MD, USA
Continuous single file objects dimly lit fly over for 15 minutes. I counted at least 16. ((Starlink satellites))
Hillandale · MD, USA
((Starlink satellites))
Laurel · MD, USA
There's no stars in the sky. Its dusk. I'm really convinced it's a UFO.it looks like a disk or a saucer but also diamond shaped and lit
Rockville · MD, USA
While sitting in morning traffic on highway 270 southbound right passed the Wooten parkway overpass I looked up to the left and noticed