UFOMYST
CaseFormation2007

Lewiston, ME, USA

string of "orange flame" colored lights over Lewiston. ((NUFORC Note: Aerial lanterns, launched from a party at Bates College. PD))

Report quality: Moderate42/100

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  • Duration parsed: 90s, a plausible sighting length
  • Brief witness text (54 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • 1 other report from the same city within 3 days
  • NUFORC attached a skeptical explanation note (e.g. Venus, satellite, meteor)
When
2007-08-10
Where
Lewiston, ME, USA
Shape
Formation
Duration
1-2 minutes
Geo
44.100, -70.215 · exact
Slug
formation-over-lewiston-me-2007-72151e
Wave

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  • Historical wave2004

    The Navy Encounters & the UAP Era

    U.S. training ranges (Pacific off San Diego; Atlantic off Virginia), then worldwide reporting

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In context

  • One of 20 documented reports from Lewiston, ME in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Maine logged 28 sightings in 2007.
  • Formation sightings ran at 3.1% during the 2000s (archive average: 3.3%).

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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