NUFORC UFO Sighting 178014
Occurred: 2023-08-31 22:07 Local
Reported: 2023-09-04 02:06 Pacific
Duration: 2 min
No of observers: 1

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA
Location details: Western sky

Shape: Oval
Characteristics: Left a trail, Emitted beams

Did not see in person, security footage picked it up. Slow moving oval shape light with tails crossing sky .

Did not see in person, security footage picked it up. One slow moving oval shape light with tails crossing the western sky over Lewiston Idaho. When zoomed in on the object, you can see it pulsating. Never disappeared during the recording. Did not appear to move in a straight line the entire time. Original video is on security system that I installed at my place of employment.




Posted 2023-09-10

NUFORC UFO Sighting 173076
Occurred: 2022-09-23 05:38 Local
Reported: 2022-11-18 20:39 Pacific
Duration: Spanning across weeks
No of observers: 1

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA
Location details: Out west, high in the sky

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Emitted beams

I saw one circular object that seemed to reflect light around the same time every morning for a few weeks.

On the morning of September 23rd, I woke up at 5:30 am for school. When I sat up in my bed, I looked out my window and saw a strange light in the sky. I, at first, thought it was a star or planet, but upon further inspection, it seemed unlikely. It was very bright, either emitting light or reflecting light from the sun. It seemed too close to our atmosphere to be a satellite or space station. I zoomed in with my phone camera and turned the exposure down to take a closer look. There seemed to be a circle within the original circle I was seeing, with an outside ring that was brighter than the rest of the object. It looked either white or slightly cream colored. After, I left to get ready and the object disappeared after the sun rose. I continued to see this object on September 26th & 27th and October 3rd & 24th. On the last day, it was seen earlier at 3:54 am. It also seemed to be hovering/moving around in the sky before settling in a place.
















Posted 2022-12-22

NUFORC UFO Sighting 160420
Occurred: 2020-11-04 21:15 Local
Reported: 2020-11-04 19:21 Pacific
Duration: 30 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Lewiston, NY, USA
Location details: US and Canada Border

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Left a trail

Moving in formation Snake Lights

At around 915 p.m., I was outside because it was an unexpectedly beautiful night, with a sudden warm up after severe cold. I saw an object moving left to right, seemingly in a straight line moving diagonally away from me. A couple of minutes later, I realized the object had stopped, just stopped. I continued to watch it, thinking maybe its just moving away from me, but it stayed in one place for about 10 minutes. I got my binoculars, and took a look, and the object, which seemed from a distance to be LED bright, and with multiple lights, turned out to be a moving snake line, like an electrical impulse kind of thing you would see on a computer screensaver. A snake like line just kept moving randomly but in a contained space. I saw no distinguishing shape. I thought maybe it was some kind of refracted light from the binocular lens, so I checked out other stars, but they were not moving, and had no such squiggly lines or brightness.

Then I noticed that there were a couple more really bright lights, and looked closer with the binoculars, noting that there were three such lights, each with these electrical impulse type snake movements like a line chasing its tail kind of thing. I realized that together, the 3 lights formed a very large triangle, although I saw no shape between them, and they did not move. This was over the Niagara River in Lewiston, New York, which borders with Canada, and because of the distance (the lights were not close), I couldn’t determine if they were over the river or over Canada.

I noted there were several more, but due to trees and such could not determine any more which might be in formation. They disappeared shortly after, just faded away like they were never there.

I looked online and something similar was captured on video along Lake Erie, New York, except those could be seen with the naked eye. I attach the link because it accurately showed the kind of spasmic shifting of this weird bright snake rope kind of movement, which was recorded in 2018.

https://www.texasufosightings.com/buzz/strange-squiggly-lines-seen-with-naked-eye-over-new-york-see-photos I am located in Lewiston, NY, roughly 100 miles from the original sighting, and less than 5 miles from the Niagara Falls Air Force Base, on Lake Ontario.



Posted 2020-12-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 160026
Occurred: 2020-10-16 19:30 Local
Reported: 2020-10-16 16:39 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, NY, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

A hovering light in the sky

An object that appeared as a light was hovering in the sky. It was a far distance from where I was standing. It appeared to bounce a bit in the sky while hovering in the same location. My wife and I were the observers.



Posted 2020-12-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 158570
Occurred: 2020-08-14 08:45 Local
Reported: 2020-08-14 18:06 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 4

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

Large flash of light turned into a circle??

The object we saw was very large at first, It was a large red/yellow light. It lasted for a split second and then the light stopped. It started going moving strangely, like a zigzag motion except it was just getting higher while doing the zigzag motion. it looked like a satellite but it was going way to fast and they don't generally move like that.

Posted 2020-08-20

NUFORC UFO Sighting 159606
Occurred: 2020-08-11 22:03 Local
Reported: 2020-09-27 19:20 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 4

Location: Lewiston, MI, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Orange fireball shot over lake in Lewiston Michigan

On August 11th 2020, the Perseids were shooting over the sky. My family and I were staying on a lake with virtually no light pollution so every night we would go out and watch the meteors. On this night, at around 10pm, I was looking over the lake when I saw an orange (what can only be described as a fireball) shooting over the sky, but it went over slowly. It wasn't a meteor because of how slow it went over the lake. It took around 30 seconds to be out of eyesight. My brother, mother, and father all saw this ufo, and we have no idea what they are.

Posted 2020-11-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 156142
Occurred: 2020-05-02 17:00 Local
Reported: 2020-05-03 13:08 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Left a trail

My two friends and I saw 3 white dots fade in and out of visibility that moved at fast speed in very close proximity to each other.

On Saturday, May 2, 2020 between 5 and 5:15PM in Lewiston, ME I saw 3 white dots moving around in the sky, right below a very visible moon. It was 60 degrees and sunny out but the moon was visible and I just happened to be admiring it when I saw the 3 dots. I watched them for about 10 seconds before calling my house mates, who were also outside, to see what I was seeing.

The 3 white dots were moving in close proximity to each other, horizontally and diagonally. They didn’t cross each other’s paths but moved closer and farther away from each other intermittently. Three of these UFOs were visible simultaneously at first, then we only saw 2 at a time for the remainder of the encounter. They faded in and out of visibility, sometimes with none of them visible at all for brief moments. They reappeared in different positions in the sky compared to when they went out of focus. We got a little freaked out because their position in the sky descended as time went on.

We watched this for about five minutes. The whole time, there was a very long, patchy cloud visible under the moon in an otherwise blue sky. Once this cloud disappeared, so did the multiple, moving white dots. We continued looking at the sky for more activity but didn’t witness anything else after the cloud dissipated. We didn’t collect any video footage even though we discussed trying but, none of us wanted to reach for our phones on the table a few yards away and miss anything. We also doubted if we could capture it. It’s all we’ve been able to talk about and everyone we’ve shared it with has told us it was just “Starlink.” No! No it wasn’t!

Posted 2020-06-25

NUFORC UFO Sighting 152411
Occurred: 2020-01-07 18:15 Local
Reported: 2020-01-08 06:02 Pacific
Duration: 5+ minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Lewiston, MI, USA

Shape: Formation


32 Satellites?

Last night in northern Michigan it was a clear sky and I happened to look up at the moon, that’s when I noticed an extremely bright white light flashing with no sound, slowly moving across the sky to the northeast. As I continued to watch the light, I noticed what appeared to be a satellite heading southeast. Directly behind the first object, in single file, precisely spaced, followed a total of 32 objects. Again, there was no sound, I assumed they were satellites. Concerning, yet interesting.



Posted 2020-02-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 152196
Occurred: 2020-01-01 00:00 Local
Reported: 2020-01-01 22:45 Pacific
Duration: On going
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

It left after I came on your site to report it.

flashing Red, blue and white lights. From 1:15am to 1:37am to the south/east of Lewiston, Maine, 04240. The object never moved until it was gone.

Posted 2020-02-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 162065
Occurred: 2019-12-17 00:40 Local
Reported: 2021-02-16 12:36 Pacific
Duration: sev secs
No of observers: 0

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Other


The object can be clearly observed between cam view bt. seconds 16 and 20 as it passes by our house

The object can be clearly observed between seconds 16 and 20 as it passes by our house last December. This was recorded on a security camera that faces our a window, looking towards the East.



Posted 2021-03-02

NUFORC UFO Sighting 135527
Occurred: 2017-08-02 23:06 Local
Reported: 2017-08-02 23:45 Pacific
Duration: 10 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby, Electrical or magnetic effects

The craft was observed travelling northeast. It maintained continuous light, brighter than any star or other heavenly body. The light was the utmost white, clear and bright. As it moved, and shortly after our noticing the craft, it faded its light to darkness. No movement was then observable through its last known trajectory, and further none could be discerned from point of reference tracking.

Posted 2017-08-04

NUFORC UFO Sighting 141727
Occurred: 2017-07-30 00:00 Local
Reported: 2018-06-03 08:15 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 5

Location: Lewiston, MI, USA

Shape: Light


SE SKY, ABOVE OAK LAKE IN LEWISTON MI. AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT, WE NOTICED A YELLOWISH ORANGE LIGHT MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE SKY FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT THEN SHOT DOWN IN OUR DIRECTION QUICKLY, SHOT BACK UP THEN WAS JUST GONE.

Posted 2018-06-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 163250
Occurred: 2016-08-12 01:00 Local
Reported: 2021-05-17 22:00 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes


Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Possible abduction

I feel I should report what I experienced even if I believe it was a lucid dream. Few years ago I woke up one night to an intense buzzing like everything was vibrating and a other worldly blueish white light. I walked to the front door looked out the window and seen 3 crafts stationary.1st was 3-4 feet off the ground 2nd 20ish feet and the 3rd was 40-50 feet up. I was overcome with fear I pounded on the wall to my neighbor while yelling but there was no sound but the buzzing. I grabbed a knife thought to myself don't open the door but couldn't stop from doing it . As soon a I touched the door knob I woke up in bed confused. I asked my neighbor if he heard me pound on the wall he said no. The crafts looked to small to be piloted but I did feel a presence.



Posted 2021-05-20

NUFORC UFO Sighting 126258
Occurred: 2016-03-08 00:01 Local
Reported: 2016-03-08 00:20 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object

Object with wildly flashing red lights flew past window going south. Made a sudden turn back south, hovered several minutes then just vanished without moving.

Object seen 15 minutes later back in south position moved a tiny bit, vanished again.

Posted 2016-03-11

NUFORC UFO Sighting 125747
Occurred: 2016-02-10 05:20 Local
Reported: 2016-02-10 06:20 Pacific
Duration: 6 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Emitted beams

Moving satellite looking light with a visible toroidal energy ring.

I was out delivering papers at 5:20 a.m. pacific standard time in Lewiston, Idaho today February 10, 2016.

I happened to look above me as something caught my eye moving across the sky. At first, glance I knew it was something incredible that I had never seen before. The size, shape and color of light it produced looked as though it was a satellite like so many I had seen before moving across the night sky; but it was very apparent that it was not. The reason being is that this light producing object had a very distinct ring around it. The ring could be described as something like a bubble, halo or a type of force field around it.

The longer I watched it the more interesting things got. The movement seemed to slow and as it did, the ring became larger and larger until it seemed to dissipate except for the right side that looked as though it was shooting air or some kind of gas from within the object.

The only conclusion I came up with is that it was some sort of toroidal or merkabah vehicle where I was seeing the energy being created by the craft shoot out and surround itself with it. Very fascinating it was!!

Posted 2016-02-11

NUFORC UFO Sighting 123420
Occurred: 2015-11-04 17:15 Local
Reported: 2015-11-05 18:03 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Light


Star sized object moving very fast across sky. I was outside at night at Geiger Elementary in Lewiston, looking south toward Thornscrag, when I noticed a bright star sized & colored object moving across the sky in a straight line at what appeared to be very high speed. There was no sound.

I observed the light move across half of the visible horizon, then disappear. The speed was steady, and may have even been increasing…much faster than any plane or jet. The trajectory was completely flat.

I have seen many meteorites/shooting stars and it was definitely much different than those.

I was with another parent talking and I said, "Oh my God, look at that!" By the time the parent turned around to look, the light disappeared.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2015-11-06

NUFORC UFO Sighting 119646
Occurred: 2014-06-19 11:45 Local
Reported: 2015-06-19 21:00 Pacific
Duration: 1
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

Slow moving lights. two dem blue lights. two lights blinking, one red one white with no sound slow moving low in sky.

Saw four triangle shaped flying objects in the dead of the night. all had a triangle shape with two none blinking blue lights one flashing white bright star like light and a blinking equally bright red light. no sound low in the sky all seemed to be going in the same direction at low speeds. been becoming more coming.

also saw a week ago a blue star moving at a good rate of speed no sound and high in the sky?




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2015-06-24

NUFORC UFO Sighting 100865
Occurred: 2013-08-06 22:50 Local
Reported: 2013-08-06 23:25 Pacific
Duration: 8 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Orb
Characteristics: Lights on object

Bright light in constellation Cassiopeia

Daughter and I were looking at stars and I pointed out a fuzzy area north of the constellation Cassiopeia where I thought a star cluster would be when suddenly a bright light appeared in the lower triangle of the constellation and moved slowly east until it dimmed rather quickly.

Earlier we had tracked the ISS across the sky from horizon to horizon so we had a pretty good idea how a big object in geosynchronous orbit would look like and behave - this was MUCH brighter, appeared out of nowhere and grew dim before it even got anywhere near the horizon.

It unnerved both of us - looked a lot like a space ship had kicked thrusters for a moment before moving on.

Posted 2013-08-30

NUFORC UFO Sighting 99616
Occurred: 2013-07-04 00:00 Local
Reported: 2013-07-04 00:07 Pacific
Duration: 3-4 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

North to south toward airport.

Hovering, low hum, could be a night glider?

Posted 2013-07-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 95957
Occurred: 2013-01-14 20:10 Local
Reported: 2013-01-14 19:37 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

Bright star like light disappears as it moves south.

Saw a light that looked like a star moving south, then it disappeared as I looked at it. It then had very faint colored lights that may have been blinking. The bright light vanished right as I began to observe it.



Posted 2013-02-04

NUFORC UFO Sighting 95574
Occurred: 2012-12-28 17:00 Local
Reported: 2012-12-28 22:40 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted beams, Aircraft nearby

Large floating object spotlighting house and shed

My boys walked out on the porch to get in the car and saw something large hovering and spotlighting the shead out side, our dog was barking crazy.

Then the spotlight changed to them and then the light turned off and flew off.

My boys are freaked out I have never seen behavior like this from them. They are so scared

Posted 2013-02-04

NUFORC UFO Sighting 95276
Occurred: 2012-12-15 17:10 Local
Reported: 2012-12-15 14:20 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Orb
Characteristics: Lights on object

White Non-blinking light traveling fast

For the last four nights my family and I have seen a white non blinking light traveling west to east moving quite fast.

Tonight,we all saw another brighter or lower non blinking light traveling east from the moon to the west, It moved from the moon all the way across the sky to the west in about one and a half minutes. Not a plane,and I don't believe satellites change the way they orbit earth?

Posted 2012-12-20

NUFORC UFO Sighting 94292
Occurred: 2012-11-09 23:15 Local
Reported: 2012-11-09 22:48 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes


Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

White light moving across sky that stopped and stayed still.

As I was leaving a convenience store, I looked to the sky, wondering if the storm we’d been having might pass and the weather improve by morning. There was solid cloud cover, and it was raining, as it had been for hours. Then I saw what I first thought was a star, and figured for a second that there was a break in the clouds. I quickly realized the light that looked like a star was moving at a steady, fairly brisk speed, heading south to north.

I first thought it must be an airliner, as it seemed high enough and fast enough that it couldn’t be a small plane. It was only a steady white light, looking much like a star. If it were a plane, I thought it would have the typical flashing lights; this did not. Then I thought it may be a satellite, but I thought a satellite would be at a much higher altitude, above the cloud cover. Then the object just stopped and stayed stationary. It didn’t take time to slow, it was moving then it stopped suddenly.

I watched it for about 5 more minutes before getting in out of the rain and heading home. For the entire time I watched the light, it was clearly visible. I was not up into the cloud cover at all.

I am unable to explain what kind of object would be able to be that high, move that fast, be able to stop that suddenly, then stay perfectly stationary.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2012-11-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 94353
Occurred: 2012-11-02 23:15 Local
Reported: 2012-11-11 18:50 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

Fast moving bright light that stopped suddenly

I was leaving a convenience store on Main Street in Lewiston. Wondering about the weather for the next day, I looked up to see if the cloud cover was still solid. For a moment I saw nothing, then thought I saw a bright star. I quickly realized the “star” was moving at a fairly rapid pace, heading from south to north. As I watched, I realized there was no break in the clouds – it was solid overcast and still raining lightly. As I ran through what the object might be, I thought jet plane at first. It was much too fast for a small prop plane or a helicopter, but the speed could have looked like how a low jet might appear. I don’t think it could have been a plane though, since it was only a solid bright white light – no flashing lights light an aircraft would have. I thought it must be a satellite, but thought a satellite would be much higher, and above the high cloud cover. Then, the thing that puzzles me happened. The object had been clearly visible the entire time, and was moving steadily, with no variation in the intensity of the light, or the direction or speed. Then without slowing, it stopped short and remained stationary. I stayed and watched for about 5 minutes, and the thing just stayed there, perfectly stationary.

Posted 2012-11-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 82688
Occurred: 2011-07-23 23:00 Local
Reported: 2011-07-24 00:38 Pacific
Duration: less than 30 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Light


Fast traveling bright light that appeared and disappeared in less than 30 seconds.

At approximately 11:00 pm PST sitting on our deck overlooking the town in a completely clear and cloudless night sky we noticed a very bright white light over the LC Valley in the far distance to the east. I would describe it, as almost a flash of light wasn’t there previously, so naturally it caught our definite attention.

So we looked directly at it and for a few seconds as it very quickly got brighter and much bigger, like it was moving directly towards us, then in the very same moment just as we were discussing how it was getting brighter way too fast to be a plane, It just as quickly got smaller, dimmed, and disappeared like it was traveling away from us moving directly the same direction it had came. This all occurred within a duration of less than 30 seconds.

About a few moments after we witnessed this object in the sky we heard a loud boom, which would be described as similar if not identical to that of a sonic boom, which we thought to be really curious. Now

If this was some sort of aircraft it changed direction way to abruptly to be that of any aircraft known possible.

And it also appeared and disappeared way too quickly, that it had to be traveling at extremely high speed. It came and left without a trace.

Posted 2011-08-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 82546
Occurred: 2011-07-17 13:00 Local
Reported: 2011-07-17 22:49 Pacific
Duration: 20 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Triangle


Three delta, possibly "bat-shaped" objects observed flying due west between 10,000 and 25,000 feet at very high rate of speed.

I observed three delta (the largest was possibly "bat-shaped") objects flying due west between 10,000 and 25,000 feet at very high rate of speed.

My wife also witnessed the third and largest object. The objects moved at least five times faster than commecial air liners also flying in the area. The objects were not flying in formation, but rather appeared individually. I noticed each object in turn as it flew overhead and I followed it until it was too distance to view (approximately 20 degrees from the west horizon). Each object travelled from directly overhead to out of sight in no more than 25 seconds. The third object, the largest, returned (from east to west) approximately 25 minutes after it was initially observed. There was no trail behind any of the objects and I was unable to detect any sound from the object. A large military aircraft began circling shortly after I observed the first object.

Posted 2011-08-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 81168
Occurred: 2011-05-05 09:15 Local
Reported: 2011-05-07 15:51 Pacific
Duration: 4 minutes
No of observers: 5

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Left a trail

3 fireballs around lewiston idaho

3 fireballs from the north east of lewiston flew upward in a triangle formation with two fireballs in front and one tailing. First ball veers left and impacts second and then fades. Third then reaches the same point and fades. This happened again 20 minutes later and was reported to have occurred the prior night by other witnesses




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2011-05-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 128188
Occurred: 2008-06-04 23:00 Local
Reported: 2016-07-03 00:14 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Unknown


hovering object shot off at incredible speed

On the night of June 4th, 2008, at around 9pm, in the city of Lewiston, Idaho, I noticed a bright light hovering in the night sky. It could have been about 45 degrees up in relation to my position. It made no visible movements.

I was on the Idaho side of the river, while this object was across the river or on the Washington state side.

After what may have been around thirty-seconds, or thereabouts, the object shot off, slightly to my right and up. It moved so quickly that is was not visible within a couple of seconds.

I have never seen any object move as fast as this except in movies.

Posted 2016-07-08

NUFORC UFO Sighting 58156
Occurred: 2007-08-10 22:05 Local
Reported: 2007-08-13 17:21 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Lights on object




Multiple lighted spherical objects moving in a linear array from southern horizon to northern horizon

At approximately 10:05 PM on August 10, 2007, my wife, my mother-in-law, and I were standing in our yard in Lewiston, Maine, and looked into the sky. We suddenly saw an array of about 10-15 lights, appearing sequentially on the southern horizon. They were in groups of one to five, and were traveling along the same trajectory from south to north at a constant velocity—about the speed of a small plane.

It was difficult to assess their size or altitude, but they appeared to be fairly large and spherical, with a single light in each shape. The lights appeared to be glowing, similar to waxing and waning yellow-colored flames. They were much larger in appearance than any meteors, satellites, or space shuttles we have ever seen in the past.

As they approached the northern horizon the lights dimmed until the lights were no longer visible, but the outlines of the objects gradually faded after the lights dimmed. The entire episode lasted about 5 minutes.

NUFORC Note:

We spoke via telephone with this witness on two occasions, and we deem him and his wife, one of two other individuals with him at the time, to be excellent witnesses. He contacted the local newspaper, which wrote an article about the incident, and it was determined that the luminous objects were aerial hot-air balloons, released by students of Bates College during a celebration there. We express our gratitude to the witness for his having submitted such a nice report, and for his having pursued the matter by contacting the press. PD


Posted 2007-08-14

NUFORC UFO Sighting 58177
Occurred: 2007-08-10 22:00 Local
Reported: 2007-08-14 15:51 Pacific
Duration: 1-2 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Formation
Characteristics: Changed Colo

string of "orange flame" colored lights over Lewiston

On 8-10-07, my father and I were in the process of repairing an electric trolling motor on a bass boat in preparation for a tournament the following day. I had backed the boat into his garage so we would have some light to work by.

At approximately 2200 hours, my father said "What's that up in the sky?" I looked out the open garage door, toward the northwest, to see a string of 6-8 "orange flame" colored lights traveling in a north easterly direction across the sky. They were evenly spaced approximately 20-30 feet apart. I stepped out of the garage and walked out into the gravel driveway in an attempt to get a better look. I estimate that lights were between 300-500 feet from the ground traveling between 5-10 mph. It appeared that the lights were attached to "something" as they moved in a linear direction with absolutely no change in speed, direction, or elevation. My initial impression was that a small airplane was towing a rope with lit torches attached, through the night sky. That thought quickly faded as there was absolutely no airplane related sounds what-so-ever during the entire time of the sighting. In fact, everything was quiet. I made a conscious effort to try and identify the shape or sort of object these lights were attached to without any success. No sort of craft was visible or heard at all either between or near the lights.

After approximately 1-2 minutes, the lead light began to fade and went out. My impression is that it looked exactly as if a torch had simply burned itself out. The remainder of the lights dimmed and appeared to burn out, 1 by 1, from front to back in a similar fashion.

When all the lights went out, we returned to working on the boat. Neither of us could explain what we had just seen. A short time later, as we were talking about the event, we could smell a strong odor of gun powder; very similar to the odors after a 4th of July fireworks display.




NUFORC Note:

Aerial lanterns, launched from a party at Bates College. Details, we are told, are available from an August 14, 2007, issue of the Lewiston newspaper. PD


Posted 2007-08-14

NUFORC UFO Sighting 57397
Occurred: 2007-07-01 21:55 Local
Reported: 2007-07-01 22:30 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

I was walking back from my shop to my house and looked up. The sky was partly overcast, but no rain, a few stars were visible. My attention was drawn to an orange/red light coming from the northeast, heading southwest. It was moving fairly slow, and was below the cloud cover. There was no visible flashing of the light that I could see, just a steady orang/red glow. I listened for the sound of jet or prop driven plane, but could not hear any noise.

I called my wife using my cell phone and asked her to come outside. That was at 21:55 PST. My wife came outside and just after she did, the object stopped moving. It remained stationary for roughly a minute. My wife went to find our digital camera. The object started moving again, a bit slower than before, but now it had changed it's direction slightly, now heading more south.

By this time, my 13 year old daughter had come outside as well and watched as the light continued south. We finally lost sight of it as it went into the cloud cover.

At no time did we ever hear any noise coming from the light, even after it has passed over us.

Posted 2007-08-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 56514
Occurred: 2007-05-03 22:30 Local
Reported: 2007-05-03 10:54 Pacific
Duration: 9 hrs
No of observers: 5

Location: Lewiston, MI, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Emitted beams, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby, Electrical or magnetic effects

what we saw was real, and the goverment knows it.

one of the crafts seemed to have what looked like electric enegery falling off, it had a very bright top. the craft would dissapier then brighten up with differnt colors,and would change shape in flight, it moved all over the sky high and low . their were also 3-4 smaller ones that were shaped like dimonds they had 4 lights on them some times only 3 they seemed to fly together , all of the crafts were dead quiet. the smaller craft left first, the bigger one stayed until about 45 min. after the sun rise , i could still see very bright , then nothing.



Posted 2007-06-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 51359
Occurred: 2006-05-09 23:40 Local
Reported: 2006-07-15 11:45 Pacific
Duration: 10+minutes
No of observers: 0

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

3 sets of lights (changing color) in a triangle formation moving slowly over Lewiston valley.

On the way to work noticed 3 sets of unfamilier looking lights moving slowly over valley W/NW (towards Moscow),they formed a triangle formation . I stopped my vehicle and got out to get a better look. It was hazy and the ambiant light from valley was making it hard to see any detail other than the lights that were changing color constantly. I got the feeling it was one object at the time but was not sure ,I could not see any mass between the lights. The sets of lights appeared the same color with a white center light changing to a light but bright blue, with what apeared to be rotating or flasing lights around it (they were changing from red ,green, yellow ).I got back in my vehicle and headed on to work , this was the same general direction the lights were moving. I parked my vehicle and walked to a wall that blocked a lot of the light surround my work facility. I again could see the lights which had moved on farther towards Moscow (and above the Snake River Canyon). The perspective of the lights seemed to change but it was from the greater distance (I still believe it was a triangle shaped object but at a greater distance from me). The distance was greater and so was the haze but the direction of the object changed slightly as almost following the river. For a moment I thought the lights broke formation or atleast changed formation but I think it was the object changing dirrection. I watched as the lights faded out in the haze and lights .Just before it faded out I was able to guess altitude at about the same as the top of the Snake River canyon . The object was first seen by me just past and above the Lewiston airport(west) and was last seen above the Snake River past the port facilities that are on the north side of river and west of Lewiston. In 10 plus minutes the object moved about 10 miles in around 10 minutes at best. I had not reported this until reading report of students sighting in Moscow just over an hour later, it seemed that the sightings might relate????

Posted 2006-07-16

NUFORC UFO Sighting 47633
Occurred: 2005-11-10 21:30 Local
Reported: 2005-11-11 05:16 Pacific
Duration: 10 min span
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Formation


A pair of red objects moving in parallel following 5 min later by a group of 3 red objects in parallel

Last night while outside I noticed two red objects fly in parallel across the sky very quickly. It was much faster than any plane or meteor. There was no trail.

The objects were reddish and spaced far enough apart to know it wasn't planes/jets. Again they were moving too fast to be that. They were moving from west to east.

Then all of a sudden one of the objects makes a 90 degree turn in front of the path of the other object and they they both move off into a southerly direction. There were some meteors last night but those were easy to differenciate.

Then probably less than 5 minutes later we see a group of 3 red objects coming from the same direction all in parallel. Again moving very quickly. They start to move back and forth in front of each others paths. I had never seen anything like this before and I usually go out when meteors are expected so I can watch the show.

What we saw last night was nothing like I've seen before.

There were no trails, no blinking, no sound.

Posted 2005-12-16

NUFORC UFO Sighting 43660
Occurred: 2005-04-26 20:30 Local
Reported: 2005-04-26 19:28 Pacific
Duration: 3 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape:


I witnessed this event this evening, 4/26/05 but your form would not let me enter today's date.

I believe what I witnessed was a satellite but I'll enter it here and let you be the judge. I was sitting in my hottub in the back yard looking up at the Eastern sky when very suddenly a bright light appeared out of nowhere. It appeared to be quite high (like a star) was traveling slowly, in a straight line, from North to South, and passed, from my perspective, just below the tail of the Big Dipper.

It was dim at first, just a dim star-like dot, then suddenly and very briefly (1-3 seconds) became very bright - brighter than the brightest planet in the sky. Then it dimmed and disappeared from view.

My theory is that it was a satellite that perhaps reflected some sunlight briefly. It did not zig or zag or change directions. I often see satellites in the night sky from our back yard, traveling in straight lines, but this kind of "flash" is unusual, so figured I'd report it. I enjoy your site. Thanks for your honest and serious attempt to investigate these phenomenon.



26 Apr 03:40:48 -4 48° 262° (W ) 13.9 km (W) -8 Iridium 42
26 Apr 20:28:44 -0 61° 92° (E ) 33.2 km (E) -8 Iridium 29
26 Apr 20:33:40 -9 64° 94° (E ) 1.1 km (W) -9 Iridium 95
26 Apr 22:03:50 -7 31° 60° (ENE) 8.9 km (E) -7 Iridium 34

NUFORC Note:

Probably Iridium satellite #29 or 95, we suspect. Schedule from for Iridium flares appears below. PD


Posted 2005-05-11

NUFORC UFO Sighting 39974
Occurred: 2004-10-26 18:00 Local
Reported: 2004-10-26 16:18 Pacific
Duration: 2 hours
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Left a trail

A light in the sky similiar to Haley's comet during sunset 10/26/04 Tuesday evening around 18:00 hours

This was seen during sunset as I drove from Monmouth to Lewiston on rt 202. I would say it was in the South West sky. It was similiar to haleys comet when I saw that only it was gleaming orange with the sun setting. It did not appear to be moving. If it was it was very slow unnoticeable. From a distance at times it looked like a huge cessna airplane but then more like a comet. My daughter noticed this first, we drove back to get our camera and binoculars and lost sighting in the darker sky at sunset. It was very beautiful along with the full moon that night.



NUFORC Note:

Star?? PD


Posted 2004-10-27

NUFORC UFO Sighting 39316
Occurred: 2004-09-15 23:00 Local
Reported: 2004-09-16 12:17 Pacific
Duration: 5 min
No of observers: 1

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted beams

September 15,04 in Lewiston Maine, a triangular lit up object slowly moves over my back lawn

It was about 11:00 Pm i was going to my car to get my ciggs...

I heard a noise similar to a sound of a plane. I looked behind my house and saw this object lower then usual planes that fly over my house. I walked a little bit closer to it and notice that no red lights were flashing like usual planes do. I saw 3 corners that were lit up in a regular light color and in the middle a light was beaming down...

It was a weird sound, it didnt sound like a plane or a helicopter, it was more deep and less engine like..

I felt like i was in a movie. Behind my house is probably about 4-5 miles of woods, Theres lots of hills and trees.

I honestly believe that it was one.

The night had clear skys and very few clouds.

The object was black.



NUFORC Note:

Date is approximate. PD


Posted 2004-09-29

NUFORC UFO Sighting 43440
Occurred: 2004-07-15 13:00 Local
Reported: 2005-04-12 16:05 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 0

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Cylinder
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

cylinder-shaped silver-metallic object(s) in a triangle formation (one leading in front,two alomgside behind/close and three objects behind close; making a thid row) all moving in same direction. Three jet fighter planes closely chasing/following cylinders.The entire group of cylinders and military jets flew from east direction to to the west; altitude about -1500- ft. -No sounds- from cylinders or planes.Weather was bright sun-shine.-

Posted 2005-05-24

NUFORC UFO Sighting 33410
Occurred: 2003-11-21 22:05 Local
Reported: 2003-11-26 23:55 Pacific
Duration: 20 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

Bright, steady white light with blue and red flashes

Last Friday evening, November 21, 03, just after 10:00 p.m., my husband called to me from a room at the back of the house, "You've got to come and see this." He was looking out the window at a strange-looking light about 40 degrees up in the southeastern sky. The weather was clear and cold.

The light was white and steady, the size of a very large star, several times the size of Mars during its close approach to Earth in late summer, and slightly to the west of where that planet had been visible in the night sky. In addition to the white light, it was giving off rapidly alternating flashes of blue and red. We went outdoors and watched for a few minutes, then I phoned the police to ask if anyone else had reported it. No one had. The dispatcher said she'd send an officer to the vicinity to check, and phone me back if he saw anything unusual. I went back to the window, and the light was slightly smaller, as if it had moved away from us on a direct line. I then had to deal with a sick cat, and when I looked again, half an hour later, the light was gone. We've had some degree of cloud cover every night since, but last night we were able to determine that there are currently no bright stars in the area of the sky where we saw this light.

My husband did see a police car drive by that night, but our phone line was in use on the internet afterwards, and we didn't hear anything from the dispatcher. I haven't phoned back. This is a small city, and it's slightly embarrassing even to enquire with the police about such a thing.



Posted 2003-12-09

NUFORC UFO Sighting 31475
Occurred: 2001-08-22 21:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2003-09-14 20:25 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 4

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape:


Corroboration of the 8/22/01 reports in Lewiston

I wanted just to write in to corroborate the sightings posted by other writers for this same date. Better late than never. I remember this incident well because it was the evening of our 21st wedding anniversary. My wife and I arrived home after dinner and we were walking around inside our house checking on our two children when we heard a rumbling noise in the sky near our house. We live in one of the highest locations in the city and the evening was quiet. The rumbling - similar to a jet engine - would last for about 10 seconds or so and then abruptly stop. The noise got progressively louder so that it got my attention, and I walked outside but could see nothing. The area around the house is wooded and our view of the sky to the north and east is obscured. By the time I walked outside, the noise was continuing at regular intervals but was fading into the distance. The "jet" noise sounded similar to the blast of the propane engines that are used to heat hot air balloons. The city does have a hot air balloon festival that takes place in late August. However, no balloonist in his right mind would fly at night, and there were many sightings of something strange, to go along with the many people who, like us, heard but did not see anything. There was a story in the local newspaper the next day but we've heard or seen nothing unusual since that night. But I'm keeping my eyes open!!

Posted 2003-09-17

NUFORC UFO Sighting 21950
Occurred: 2001-02-20 17:15 Local
Reported: 2002-02-20 22:00 Pacific
Duration: 18 Min
No of observers: 3

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Oval
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Emitted other objects, Aircraft nearby

While playing ball with my children at a local airport park. we observed a small dot in the Northwest sjy. thinking it was a small plan coming into the Airport. We watched the object turn into three black dots, then into a cloud, then back into one large dot. The object appeared to transform into three small dots, going to horizontal, then vertical shape. The objects then went back into the large dot again. While watching the object, I looked up at the tower and observed the control tower personnel also looking into the direction of he object. They were watching with a very large pair of binoculars. Approximately 10 minaues into watching the object. Two small planes landed from different locations. the object then faded out and was not seen after that

Posted 2002-03-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 13904
Occurred: 2000-08-25 22:30 Local
Reported: 2000-08-25 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 60 min
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

Third clear night UFO sighting observed in Western sky with red and greenish blinking lights, Lewiston, Maine.

My husband and I sit on our back porch many evenings. For 3 of the past clear nights we have observed in the sky an object we cannot identify. This evening it was first seen again at about 20 - 30 degrees off the horizon, in the western sky. The object appeared to be round in shape, with blinking red and green lights. It would move slightly about 5 degrees first to the north,then south,the east and west. Then it moved very slowly downward, as if perhaps it might land somewhere. We could still see it in the sky, but very low. We called the tower at the Portland Jetport to report tyhis unusual sighting. We asked if anything could be observed on radar. The gal told us there was only one plane that could be seen on radar. We also saw this same plane she was referring to. This was NOT the same object we were observing, but another.There was nothing else shown on radar. The gal suggested we call your center to report sighting. My husband and myself are both self employed professionals. We are also intelligent, sane people. We both are in our early fifties. We have clear minds and do not suffer from any mental problems, dementia or hallucinations of any kind. Neither of us consume alcohol, and were of sound mind when we saw/have seen this object last three clear nights. We can supply you with references if necessary.

Posted 2000-09-17

NUFORC UFO Sighting 12738
Occurred: 2000-04-27 13:00 Local
Reported: 2000-04-28 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 00:2
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Light


It was about 1:00 pm. My friend and I were playing Wiffle ball when A very bright, orange ball appeared out of nowhere, probably a few miles away. It hovered there for about a minute when another ball appeared. The two merged and instantly disappeared, going out with a flash of yellow light. We were stunned.

It was about 1:00 pm. My friend and I were playing Wiffle ball when A very bright, orange ball appeared out of nowhere, probably a few miles away. It hovered there for about a minute when another ball appeared. The two merged and instantly disappeared, going out with a flash of yellow light. We were stunned.

Posted 2000-05-03

NUFORC UFO Sighting 10188
Occurred: 1999-10-10 23:45 Local
Reported: 1999-10-11 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 45 Minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, MI, USA

Shape: Oval
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Emitted other objects

Oval shaped with lights all around it in a haze with several smaller lights flying all around it.

I was looking out our bedroom window watching the sky and saw this object through the haze. It was crystal clear last night, that's why I really noticed this "haze". It was oval shaped with white lights that would get very bright and then get very dim, like a very slow pulsing light. What really got me was all the other little "lights" flying around it. I asked my husband to look at it and he couldn't figure out what it was either. It was stationery and all these other little lights were buzzing around it. It reminded both of us of moths flying around a light bulb. There was no set pattern to their flight and it looked like some of them flew into this thing. We watched it for about 45 minutes and it didn't do anything else so we went to sleep as we have to get up early and it was almost 12:45 a.m. I got up a few hours later and looked to see if it was still there, and it was gone. No haze, no lights, nothing. I guess what really made us notice this thing was because of the haze that surrounded it.. There was no other haze around and neither one of us had ever seen anything that looked like that. Sure would like to know what it was. If I see it again I will definitely try and get a picture of it with my digital camera.

Posted 1999-10-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 10140
Occurred: 1999-10-02 12:00 Local
Reported: 1999-10-07 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 15 seconds
No of observers: 4

Location: Lewiston, NY, USA

Shape: Other


We were fishing in the lower Niagara River, near the water intakes for the power plant just upstream from the Riverside Inn.

It was white, shaped like a jet but it had 2 small "wings" in the front on each side slanted backwards and 2 larger "wings" on each side in the back slanted backwards. It was rather high up, rather large with no sound heard( we were drifting)and no vapor trail- boat engine was off.Two guys fishing over from us noticed it 1st, whistled and pointed up.I am aware there is an Airforce Base in the Falls. Could it be an existing or secret new fighter or does it match any other sightings?.I am 34, an investment banker. The boat owner is 35, an engineer.We fish the Gorge many times every year - the salmon are running now. There were at least 15/20 more boats with 2/3 per boat in the same area we were at the time. Could you let me know what you think it was?Thanks.



NUFORC Note:

Description of object is not inconsistent with appearance of a VariEze or VariViggen aircraft, designed by Burt Rutan. Although they generally are loud when they fly nearby, if at a distance, they might not be audibly noticable.


Posted 1999-10-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 4996
Occurred: 1998-10-20 02:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 1998-12-04 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 1/2 hour +
No of observers: 1

Location: Lewiston, ME, USA

Shape: Formation
Characteristics: Lights on object

While gazing up at the stars, you had to look carefully but I noticed a formation yet more a bunch of single lighted objects. They were traveling similiar to what a jet would appear as. They all were heading southerly from the north. Couldn't hear anything, they were in the hundreds. I was very shocked by this. I was told that it could be mapping satelites or reflections of some kind from distant cities or cars off the atmosphere or ionosphere. I am no astronomer so bare with me. I watched in amazement, tried counting the groups and guessing at a # of them like you would jelly beans in a jar. The distance I could see them in was roughly 3 miles to the lefÝ and right, from the top of the small mountain I was on.

Looked like points of light. Couldn't hear anything maybe a faint hum at the most but nothing significant. Color was white just like a star would appear. Actually meshed in very good with the stars that clear night.

Posted 1999-01-28

NUFORC UFO Sighting 152
Occurred: 1995-02-04 18:45 Local
Reported: 1995-02-04 00:00 Pacific
Duration:


Location: Lewiston, MT, USA

Shape:


Man & wife witness bright white light w/ red & blue lights. Moves slowly.

Posted 1999-11-02

NUFORC UFO Sighting 119
Occurred: 1995-02-04 17:33 Local
Reported: 1995-03-10 00:00 Pacific
Duration:


Location: Lewiston, MT, USA

Shape:




Posted 1999-11-02

NUFORC UFO Sighting 77563
Occurred: 1991-09-10 21:30 Local
Reported: 2010-09-01 18:44 Pacific
Duration: A half an hour
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted beams

A large panning light that would move from position to position faster than seemily possible.

A friend and I were discussing life issues at a local lake. We were parked in my car talking when I kept seeing something flash/flicker out of the corner of my eye. I finally could not go on talking with her anymore and said "what is that?" as I turned my eyes up towards the sky. She had been noticing it too, but had yet to say anything. We both watched the light slowly pan around as if it was trying to find something similar to what one might see a helicopter do. There was no sound however and every so often it would move positions. It was very very quick when it did this....it took no longer than a snap of the finger to get what looked like many yards away from it's present position. We watched with curiosity, excitement and fear as it continued this for many minutes. I even went as far as flashing my car headlights out over the lake to perhaps get its attention, but never did. After a while it began to sink in to us what we were looking at and we decided to call it an evening. Fear drove us home as we left the object still panning its light down upon the ground....still speedily moving from one position to another…

Posted 2010-11-21

NUFORC UFO Sighting 157275
Occurred: 1961-12-05 16:10 Local
Reported: 2020-07-02 20:08 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Lewiston, ID, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Lights on object

Round light hovering low in the sky then sped northwest fast lasting longer than a shooting star and disappeared

On February 26, 2020, about 4:10 p.m. my husband and I were traveling west on Idaho U.S. Highway 12 just a little past the Clearwater River Casino on the Nez Perce Reservation west side boundary. It was still a little light out, but we saw like a round bright light. The bright round light was low in the sky hovering and then all of the sudden, like a shooting star, it speeded up fast and zoomed northwest and lasted longer than a shooting star then disappeared. I wondered if it was a shooting star, but haven’t seen one hover in place like that. I searched on Google for falling comets or shooting stars the next day to see if anyone reported something similar, but I didn’t see any reports in the area. So not sure what we saw. Haven’t seen anything like that before though.

Posted 2020-07-03