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)
Orono (University of Maine) · ME, USA
On April 17th, on the UMaine campus, we saw a triangle shaped craft with three orange lights and one white light.
Portland · ME, USA
Simple truth as seen. (aircraft in vicinty whcih allowed me reference, but none chasing)
Corinth · ME, USA
4 diamond shaped objects flying south to north above jets in the daytime.
Portland · ME, USA
Bright light moving slow at night!
Augusta · ME, USA
Super fast white light that turned red and disapeared.
Washington · ME, USA
Very unusual sphere with multiple flashing colored lights, high in the southwestern sky.
Smyrna Mills/Oakfield/Island Falls · and Patten, ME, USA
I personally, was driving home from a boyfriend's house while on the phone with him and noticed the sky light up bright blue for just a
Holden · ME, USA
Saw a greyish black stretched cube with rounded corners with bright white windows on it
Newport · ME, USA
Strange U.F.O. space craft spotted over Newport Maine.
Wayne · ME, USA
Amphibious light in Wayne, Maine.
South Hiram · ME, USA
Green light over ice skating rink in south hiram Maine
Fort Fairfield · ME, USA
I saw a star like object shoot stright up and dissiapere
Poland · ME, USA
Meteor streaks from Newgloucster, over Poland towards Oxford. (Maine)
Bangor · ME, USA
Fireball or "Flash-ball" maneuvers at low altitude - as seen and heard from backyard
York (Cape Neddick) · ME, USA
I was driving on Chases Pond Rd. when a large white light, bigger than the moon, slowly crossed over the street above us at a curve. My
Gardiner (near) · ME, USA
Hovering object with odd light formation- UFO or blimp
New Gloucester · ME, USA
Bright flash from the woods, followed by intense heat.
New Gloucester · ME, USA
Bright light; large upright being. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. Possible hoax. PD))
Oakland · ME, USA
Green flash. ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax? PD))
Starks · ME, USA
Triangle shaped object, 8-10ft thick, 50-60ft long, 40ft wide, (my estimate), had three lights one on each corner, with a black to red
Rockland · ME, USA
Maine slow moving light
Sangerville · ME, USA
yellow/white light seen from about three miles away
Sabattus · ME, USA
Fast high moving white lights in the clear night sky that disappeared from view.
Portland · ME, USA
Three white lights in a triangular pateren about 200 feet wide
Bar Harbor · ME, USA
UFO appeared as a shooting star at first, then burnt a red trail and stopped in midair.