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Analysis of Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 2017
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Bowie, Maryland to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "light" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- May was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Thursday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 05/18/17 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the afternoon, between the hours of 12:00 - 15:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Bowie, Maryland from 2017
These Bowie, Maryland UFO reports from 2017 are presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Full Report Text:
Very bright light in the sky over Annapolis The sky was clear and blue. at 3:15PM I was driving east on Route 50 from D.C.
towards Bowie, and a very bright (stronger in intensity than, say, Venus) light suddenly appeared in the distant sky straight ahead at a 45-degrees position over the horizon, for approximately twenty five to thirty seconds. Since Route 50 was congested I could only glance at it about five or six times during the 25-second period. Each glance lasted about two to five seconds.
Then it was gone--just vanished. I continued to watch where it had been until I got to Route 301 to turn off and there was no plane or dark object that would indicate an aerial vehicle producing it. When I got home I checked the map and it appeared to have been high over Annapolis or Edgewater, Maryland, a distance of 17 miles from where I saw it.
But that's a guess--it could have been farther away.
Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings From 2017 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Light | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings From 2017 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| May | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings From 2017 By Weekday
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.
| Weekday | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings From 2017 By Date (Top 5)
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.
| Date | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| 05/18/17 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings From 2017 By Time
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.
| Time Of Day | Hours | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon | 12:00 - 15:59 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Bowie, Maryland
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Bowie, Maryland.
| Year | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 UFO Reports | Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 2023 |
| 2022 | 2 UFO Reports | Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 2022 |
| 2021 | 1 UFO Reports | Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 2021 |
| 2017 | 1 UFO Reports | Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 2017 |
| 2016 | 1 UFO Reports | Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 2016 |
| 2014 | 2 UFO Reports | Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 2014 |
| 2013 | 1 UFO Reports | Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 2013 |
| 2012 | 2 UFO Reports | Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 2012 |
| 2009 | 2 UFO Reports | Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 2009 |
| 2007 | 2 UFO Reports | Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 2007 |
| 2003 | 1 UFO Reports | Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 2003 |
| 1996 | 1 UFO Reports | Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 1996 |
| 1985 | 1 UFO Reports | Bowie, Maryland UFO Sightings in 1985 |
All Maryland Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2017
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Maryland in 2017. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Maryland in 2017.