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)
Sandy Spring · MD, USA
There was a humming-vibration noise, a bright light, and after they stopped (about 20 minutes later), I heard a plane fly away.
Catonsville · MD, USA
Route 70 east near Baltimore/Howard line saw bright orb, white light dimmed and cigar shaped object visible with lights on under side.
Thurmont · MD, USA
I was siting on my front porch smoking a cigarette. I had just put down my children for the night. I heard the dryer inside going and w
Laurel · MD, USA
Crafts were not visible to the naked eye, but were observed in photo after image captured.
North East · MD, USA
Sky glowing red, pulsing in 1 second intervals, continued about 5 minutes, suddenly stopped
Ocean Springs · MD, USA
Scalene triangle formed with lights and red dot in center sighted by 2 marching band members.
Smithsburg · MD, USA
The sky turned a reddish color, then there was this pulsating light in the dense clouds. They turned green, purple,blue, and would flas
Westminster · MD, USA
Two triangular crafts seen in Carroll County.
Owings · MD, USA
Was an oval light traveling very fast.
Walkersville · MD, USA
I was outside smoking a cigarette and I was star gazing at the southern horizon and I saw what looked like a star orsattelite shoot acr
Lusby · MD, USA
Two star-like lights, one red and the other blue, situated diagonally from each other before moving around in a circle and vanishing.
Dundalk · MD, USA
Several large green orbs rotating in coordination, before shooting off in all dir. ((anonymous report)) ((Advertising lights??))
Mount Airy · MD, USA
I heard a wispy noise outside at 5a.m. when I stepped outside there were four lights in a tight rectangle overhead. As the lights conti
Columbia · MD, USA
Blinking white lights looked like rotating object in the night sky; moved oddly and then stayed it the same place 5-10 minutes.
Hyattsville · MD, USA
UFO flying low, with lights, no sound, toward trees then disappeared into the blackness of light. ((anonymous report))
Hereford · MD, USA
Very bright, light was constant but intermittent changing of brightness and pulse timing heading east, strangest thing ive ever seen.
Kensington · MD, USA
Object seen in kensington solid slow pulsing light twinkie shaped.
Nottingham · MD, USA
Slow moving, extremely bright, and silent. Moving across the tree lines. Looked like a combination of shapes. ((anonymous report)).
College Park · MD, USA
First noticed one blue-white sphere in the sky, moving in and out of the night clouds. Then there were two. A friend and I watched for
Lothian · MD, USA
Unknown stationary object replying and mimicking actions from a high powered astronomy laser
Huntington · MD, USA
My friend and I were traveling from Solomon's Island on or about 12:00 a.m. and suddenly we saw a bright green light on the side of our
Huntingtown · MD, USA
I saw bright light(s) over the Chesapeake Bay. No sound; no visible craft. There was either more than one light or the light moved qui
Columbia · MD, USA
When leaving, saw bright white light in the shape of a triangle in the same direction the dogs were facing. ((anonymous report))
Ocean City · MD, USA
Light,size of a distant star, distinct movements in fast horizontal line, stopped, returned to starting point in opposite direction, a
Dundalk · MD, USA
A light in ther sky shot down then made a quick turn to the right in a backwards J shape.