UFO Sightings in Maine
1,115 UFO sightings reported in Maine since 1946, peaking in 2012 (103 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,115
- Span
- 1946–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (103 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1946–2022 · peak 2012 (103 reports)
Top cities in Maine
Portland
1964–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Bangor
1967–2020 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Scarborough
1958–2020 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
Augusta
1995–2021 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Lewiston
1998–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
York
1974–2017 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Waterville
1965–2019 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Brunswick
1954–2020 · peak 2006 (2 reports)
Gorham
1995–2022 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
Auburn
1995–2021 · peak 2018 (3 reports)
Ellsworth
1967–2020 · peak 2013 (2 reports)
Kittery
1973–2021 · peak 2014 (2 reports)
Wells
1978–2021 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Old Orchard Beach
2001–2019 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Kennebunk
2001–2021 · peak 2020 (4 reports)
Winslow
1976–2018 · peak 2011 (2 reports)
South Berwick
1994–2019 · peak 2016 (4 reports)
Windham
1995–2022 · peak 1995 (1 reports)
Sanford
2000–2022 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Bridgton
2012–2021 · peak 2019 (3 reports)
Orrington · ME, USA
Thunderous noise with zooming red and yellow lights.
Exeter · ME, USA
Low flying aircraft shaped like a triangle with lots of orange/yellow and white lights.
Kingfield · ME, USA
Bright light over Mt. Abraham in Kingfield, ME. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly Venus?? PD))
Hartford · ME, USA
Strange bright light patterns in nearby fields
Swanville · ME, USA
Bright pulsating white light brighter than Venus in vicinity of Swanville, ME. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Casco · ME, USA
Looked like a flash light in the air, changed colors, than disappers, and came back the next night and again 2/26/17
winter harbor · ME, USA
Blue light hovering over ocean or island
Belfast · ME, USA
Headed W on Rte 3 when I noticed an extremely bright light traveling-hovering ahead of my car. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Sidney · ME, USA
Intense orange light, stationary for many minutes then moved up and was gone.
Gorham · ME, USA
Saw a steady light going across sky. Suddenly it went extremely fast (warp speed-like) and created a streak in the sky (very similar to
Winter Harbor · ME, USA
I saw this Unidentified object following me down the road for several miles before switching directions and disappearing.
Freeport · ME, USA
Wife and I have seen roughly diamond shaped objects with multiple lights seemingly white,yellow, and blue. ((NUFORC Note: Star? PD))
Newport · ME, USA
Sighted a disk/saucer shaped craft with rotating lights at 4:30 heading to Newport.
Augusta · ME, USA
Last night as my boyfriend and I was walking home from kmart we looked up in the sky and saw a HUGE bright white light. It was way too
Stonington · ME, USA
Slow floating white light seen over Stonington at 4:45 am that lasted about 5 secs.; disappeared after passing over tree line.
Kittery area · ME, USA
A disappearing object.
Scarborough · ME, USA
For unforeseen delays I was at least an half hour to 45 minutes behind schedule. ((anonymous report))
Fairfield · ME, USA
One light in the center, the brightest then 4 on each side like a plus sign
Bucksport · ME, USA
Three large bright lights hovering for 2-3 minutes.
Ellsworth · ME, USA
This is further info, correcting a previous report. (1) Object sighted was spherical, shiny, with downward "jet trails" which
Ellsworth · ME, USA
Pair of linked triangles with light columns extending straight downward a precise distance; not drifting or bobbing
Poland · ME, USA
Round bright white lights followed by orange double paneled lights in the same spot! Then, flashing smaller white light directed at me
South Berwick · ME, USA
the 1st object was flashing red, white, and green light. It was not moving at all. It was near Mt, Aggementicus. It had another to the
Bowdoinham · ME, USA
We were heading north on 195 coming from Brunswick to head to Winthrop Maine. I noticed a strange out of ordinary craft up in the sky.
South Berwick · ME, USA
Silver object reflecting light.