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)
South Berwick · ME, USA
Red, silent fast moving lights heading east and northeast toward coast. ((anonymous report))
South Berwick · ME, USA
((HOAX??)) Orange lights slowly circling in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Carmel · ME, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information; elects to remain anonymous. PD))
Brunswick · ME, USA
Two slow moving, then hovering, objects in night sky.
Portland · ME, USA
Cylindrical object disappeared in clear skies.
Guilford · ME, USA
My husband and I were in our garage, and my husband caught a flash out of the corner of his eye we thought it was a meteor it wasn't w
Carrabassett Valley · ME, USA
Crazy shit went down in a series of bright lights.
Kittery · ME, USA
Witnessed dome shaped craft which started as just 3 lights moving in sequence with each other
Troy · ME, USA
((HOAX??)) 2:30 a.m. pitch black out. I saw a circular object sitting still in sky. Had 3 or 4 extremely bright white lights on it.
North Berwick · ME, USA
WHITE LIGHT SIZE OF SOFTBALL, MOVING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN TREES WITH SMALL ORBS FOLLOWING OR HANGING OUT IN TREES.
Scarborough · ME, USA
4 x-shaped flying objects.
South Portland · ME, USA
Large triangle craft moving slow over Maine Mall area.
E. Parsonsfield · ME, USA
((HOAX??)) 2 objects, 1 above the tree line just sitting still, occasionally moving up and down, right to left. ((anonymous))
Sabattus · ME, USA
Bright red light that changes to green and stays in one place.
Cumberland Center · ME, USA
Three light blue lights attached to dark disk, slow moving, extremely close. ((anonymous report))
Bridgton · ME, USA
Silent round bright yellow light changing formations.
Bridgton · ME, USA
((HOAX??)) 1 red small light and 2 small yellow lights glaring through the trees low and bouncing.
Chesterville · ME, USA
Red, white and blue flashing lights.
York · ME, USA
I was driving when I saw a strange plane-like object with a flashing light floating, then flying extremely slow and close to ground.
Poland · ME, USA
Triangle craft moving slowly with a blue light in each point. The front facing point was shining a bright beam of light.
Newburgh · ME, USA
Fast moving light in later afternoon sky.
Scarborough · ME, USA
Circular. Not moving. Bright. I have a picture.
Blue Hill · ME, USA
Bright light with blue strobe hovering over Blue Hill Bay.
Scarborough · ME, USA
Blinking light, white, red, green. Moving up and down. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Eliot · ME, USA
Red light dropped straight in from sky to near horizon, and rapidly changed direction to south east - viewed from central Eliot.