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)
Bainbridge/ Port Deposit · MD, USA
A sailor on watch near Bainbridge/Port Deposit, Maryland reported a fireball heading directly toward the barracks, with no time to react, over about 22 seconds in August 1957.
Baltimore · MD, USA
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Middle River · MD, USA
A witness in Middle River, Maryland reported three round, blue-white disk-shaped objects flying in a V formation from southeast to northwest, for about one minute in September 1956.
Bowie · MD, USA
Witnesses in Bowie, Maryland reported an unusual disk-shaped object seen from multiple vantage points for about 15 minutes in March 1956.
Bowleys Quarters · MD, USA
A witness in Bowleys Quarters, Maryland reported multiple sphere-shaped objects holding stationary formation, then departing one by one at extreme speed, over three to four minutes in August 1953.
Washington · D.C., MD, USA
Said a whiteish lite around it.
Kensington · MD, USA
A witness in Kensington, Maryland reported a reflective, oval-shaped object hovering in the sky near Washington, D.C., observed for about 10 minutes in June 1950.
Baltimore · MD, USA
It was around 8:PM and I was walking home,it was a full moon but something made me lookup, there was no noise, but an object came in fr
Sharpsburg · MD, USA
A witness in Sharpsburg, Maryland reported a small, silent, circular object flying below 100 feet with occupants visible in white uniforms, observed for about three minutes in December 1948.
Baltimore · MD, USA
A witness in Baltimore, Maryland reported two oval-shaped objects in flight leaving trails, with no accompanying sound, observed for about eight seconds in June 1948.
Baltimore · MD, USA
I wasn't the only saw them
Chevy Chase · MD, USA
A witness in Chevy Chase, Maryland recalled, as a child of about four, seeing a gray-clad figure in a bedroom, an encounter observed for about 10 minutes in 1946.
Rockville · MD, USA
intermittent blinking (.5 of a second) objects which move horizontally across the sky at a moderate/swift rate.