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)
Old Town · ME, USA
Silent, orange, metallic sphere glides over house and river
Stockton Springs · ME, USA
Unblinking 'star' dot of light moves right to left, zips off, followed by aircraft several minutes later
Weld · ME, USA
Chain of lights. ((NUFORC Note: Starlink satellites, launched by Space X on May 23rd. PD))
West Forks · ME, USA
Straight line of lights. ((NUFORC Note: Space Link satellites. PD))((anonymous source))
Chesuncook Lake (west of) · ME, USA
Line of light in single file spaced at different distances that made no sound. ((NUFORC Note: Spacelink satellites. PD))
Stockholm · ME, USA
50+ blueish white lights moving W to E. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of cluster of Space Link satellites?? PD))
Lebanon · ME, USA
Strange unexplainable “star” like lights lined up in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Space Link satellites. PD))
Jay · ME, USA
String of lights heading Southwest to Northeast. ((NUFORC Note: Space Link satellites. PD)) ((anonymous source))
Rumford · ME, USA
Fleet of flying objects. ((NUFORC Note: SpaceLink satellites. PD))
Burnham · ME, USA
My wife and I saw what looked like satellites following one behind the other. ((NUFORC Note: Space Link satellites. PD))
Waterville · ME, USA
Noticed two lights at approximately 30k', one above the other red and white in the E sky at an elev. of approximately 20° up.
Jay · ME, USA
Large bright orange/yellowish orb, resembling a large star floating throughout the sky.
Bridgton · ME, USA
A group of us were sitting around after work talking on the deck of the place we work.One of the guy's yelled to me look a ufo i looked
Bridgton · ME, USA
Four witnesses viewed a small erratic light moving rapidly across the evening sky.
Sabattus · ME, USA
Fireball extinguishes itself, metallic craft emerges from the smoke, levels itself and takes off!!!
Blue Hill · ME, USA
Triangle of flickering, inter changing lights. Stayed in one place for 10+ minuites .
Aurora · ME, USA
A blue/green triangle flash in Aurora, Illinois at 22:00. ((semi-anonymous report))
Millinocket · ME, USA
My husband was getting dropped off at our home,by his father. I was in the car in the driveway when they pulled up. They had talked fo
Yarmouth · ME, USA
hundreds of tiny non-blinking lights, following in perfect line. ((Starlink satellites?))
Pittston · ME, USA
A white and green object flew down at a 30 degree angle and then disappeared.
Pittston · ME, USA
Small extremely bright orb, was slow and then took off extremely fast and disappeared.
Scarborough · ME, USA
Saw what looked like a yellow star then the people with me noticed it was moving and it was. ((anonymous report))
Casco · ME, USA
Flashing, Hovering Craft Seen for A Long Period of time in Casco, Maine. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Woodstock · ME, USA
The sword shaped object sank down behind the mountains and everything was black.
Auburn · ME, USA
((HOAX??)) Big UFO by college. ((anonymous report))