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)
Brooks · ME, USA
I thought it was a meteor, but it was going across the sky, not downward. Orange, big, quiet, fast. ((anonymous report))
Scarborough · ME, USA
Multi-color craft red green white lights seen in sky thru my binoculars for hours. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a star? PD))
Farmington · ME, USA
A yellow diamond shaped craft hovered over the main street near the traffic lights in Farmington Maine. As it descended around 50 ft, a
Minot · ME, USA
Seen a bright like gleeming pink or orange yellow plane shaped like thing ovee but far away and flying up and out ... twards atmosphere
Bangor · ME, USA
Driving down Palm St. I seen a medium sized triangle hovering low above the tree line. The object had 2 red lights flashing on 2 of the
Waterville · ME, USA
Green light streaks through the night sky in Maine
Cumberland Center · ME, USA
I saw a bright orange light in the sky that hovered over my neighbors house and then moved slowly as far as I could see until out of si
Pittsfield · ME, USA
Bright Light drifting across sky turns reddish and disappears in heavens
Old Orchard Beach · ME, USA
Saw a yellowish craft that turned into a disc over the beach in night sky in Old Orchard Beach, ME.
Augusta · ME, USA
I'm actually not sure of the actually date but I do know this particular event happen in August. My boyfriend and I go out looking as o
Sabattus · ME, USA
No sound cigar shaped Was in cloud.
Corinna · ME, USA
Silver ball darts across sky and disappears.
Small Point · ME, USA
One red light like a fireball appeared out of no where. It kept getting bigger and moved rapidly around a small area in a triangle shap
Gorham · ME, USA
Seven low flying bright orange orbs flying north at 9:10PM.
Ogunquit · ME, USA
While sitting on the beach just S of the Ogunquit River outlet to the Atlantic Ocean, on July 3,2016, at approximately 2:00 - 2:30
Westbrook · ME, USA
Blueish white sphere, no sounds even when directly overhead, brightened, dimmed, then disappeared.
Palermo · ME, USA
Four bright white lights in a diamond pattern with a flashing white light in the middle, no sound.
Richmond · ME, USA
Lights in pattern, under the clouds.
Bangor · ME, USA
Green streak whizzed over my head and disappeared above my house with no sound.
West Gardiner · ME, USA
A blue circular object with external lights up to 6 I believe approximately 300 feet in size just a little greater than treetop level.
Fairfield · ME, USA
Black dot the size of a star appeared and began to shine a green light intermittently as it flew over the Kennebec River to N.
Fairfield · ME, USA
White 'stars' that suddenly appear out of nowhere and begin zooming across the sky, sharp turns. ((NUFORC Note: Satellites?? PD))
Bangor · ME, USA
Circular structure in sky, blue and green light. Vanished in thin air.
Biddeford · ME, USA
Got out of work ,noticed a light come out from behind tree, high up about 40 degrees looking east , an orange ball shape thing travelin
Poland · ME, USA
((HOAX??)) Blue ball shaped object buzzed through the sky. ((anonymous report))