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)
Portland · ME, USA
4 revolving lights in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible advertising lights, we wonder. PD))
Rockland · ME, USA
Bright Strobe Lights Over Rockland Maine
Biddeford · ME, USA
CIRCULAR OBJECT HOVERING 2 HOURS WITH WHITE LIGHTS.
Wilton · ME, USA
Flying in Wilton hovered in the sky, had red, blue, green lights. Moved like nothing ever seen before hovered then moved side to side.
Saco · ME, USA
Reddish orange colored lights scattered across a small part of the sky moving slowly into the darkness holy f is all i can say.
Gorham · ME, USA
Three separate objects proceeding one by one towards the same direction.
Gorham · ME, USA
Three orange/red fireball or flickering-type lights flying in a triangle formation across the sky and then out of sight.
Blue Hill · ME, USA
Appeared to be a green fireball with a tail shooting from the east towards the southwest into Blue Hill Bay.
New Sharon · ME, USA
Very bright white circle... occasionally small explosions of orange that seemed to propel the vessel.
New Sharon · ME, USA
One object, very bright, white, oblong, dark spot in the center. about half the size of a typical full moon, and brighter than a typica
Saco · ME, USA
Not a jet it stop in dead in the sky.
Hermon · ME, USA
VERY clear, close triangle object with pulsing lights and no sound directly overhead just 100 yards away.
Downeast · ME, USA
This red ball was like no man made "light" that I am aware of,,looking like a humming orb in down-east Maine.
Washington · ME, USA
A clear bright line in the sky. With a beginning and an end.
Falmouth · ME, USA
Multiple orange lights across sky.
Deer Isle · ME, USA
Several non man made objects in the northeastern sky flashing bright green blue and red lights.... ((NUFORC Note: Stars?? PD))
Ellsworth · ME, USA
Colors were clearly seen red, blue/green/white/ red. I observed this object with only field binoculars. ((Venus??))
Farmington · ME, USA
7 bright orange fireballs travelling easterly over Farmington
Holden · ME, USA
White lights, triangle shape, low altitude, slow speed. I have a military backround.
Ashland · ME, USA
Very Bright Aqua Blue Light in Shape of Cone.
Mercer · ME, USA
Two glowing balls hovering over Mercer Maine. Shot off in unimaginable speeds after supersonic craft gets between them.
Orrington · ME, USA
Lights seen over Orrington.
Bowdoinham · ME, USA
One brightly blue, red white condensed light moving silently and too slowly to be a plane moving north then west.
Norridgewock · ME, USA
Ball of intense white light with rays of light shooting out from the orb. the only description that came to mind was the christmas st
Searsmont · ME, USA
A star like object moving quickly and erratically in a specific area of the night sky.