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)
Bangor · ME, USA
Single light slowly moves across the horizon. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of ISS?? PD))
Parkman · ME, USA
4 orangish lights in a straight line way up over the house
Old Orchard · ME, USA
Very bright orange-red (like a flame) circle shape light, steady, not moving, over the sea, decreased in seize and then disapered.
Bar Harbor · ME, USA
Red and orange fireball in sky
Small Point · ME, USA
Orange looking fireballs floating, dimming and brightening, and making circular motions around each other before vanishing.
York Beach · ME, USA
9 round, reddish lights in a long, straight row about 30 seconds apart, sighted by 7 visitors on York Beach.
Phillips · ME, USA
Orange light appears and then reappears in same "flight path" about 20 minutes later
York · ME, USA
Shooting star quickly decends before stopping and hovering briefly after turning green and traveling horizontally before disappearing
York · ME, USA
Low-flying object resembling plane on fire moving horizontally on Maine turnpike
Portage · ME, USA
Strange orbs and lights.
Portage · ME, USA
5 Amber in color spear shaped objects moving in a north east direction
Portland · ME, USA
Square dark object w/red lights at each of its corners over Casco Bay Bridge in Portland, ME
Portland · ME, USA
8+ orange lights moving swift and silent in the night
Bangor · ME, USA
Stubby boomerang shaped object with no lights, tan/orange in color.
Sanford · ME, USA
Low flying low speed stealth military aircraft
Greene · ME, USA
A diamond shaped craft grows brighter, vanishes and comes back, hovering in the distance in Greene, Maine.
York Beach · ME, USA
Yellow/orange lights floated down York Beach Maine and out to sea.
South Portland · ME, USA
Red lights glowing over Casco Bay, Maine
Cornish · ME, USA
A row of horizontal yellow/orange lights hovering over the Saco River
Bangor · ME, USA
These photos were taken by my fraternity brother in Bangor, ME on the evening of June 16, 2012 around 22:00 hours. He didn't want to t
Millinocket · ME, USA
Black Triangle in Northern Maine!!!
Dayton · ME, USA
Orange orb hovered outside one window of 2nd story apartment before it darted to the other side of house then vanished one afternoon.
Millinocket (near) · ME, USA
Cool light
Liberty · ME, USA
Very bright light shining on our house in the middle of thick woods for 2+ hours then turning and "driving" through trees
Camden · ME, USA
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED LIGHTS IN THE SKY OVER CAMDEN, MAINE, ON JUNE 23RD WERE "SKY LANTERNS" RELEASED AT A WEDDING.