Disk over Scarborough, ME
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Probably a star? PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #129947). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-09-11 → 2016-09-28
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November 20, 2023 · 6:00 PM · LIGHT
Scarborough, ME
While driving I witnessed approximately 20 bright white lights in a diagonal line (at about a 45 degree angle) across the sky. They appeared to be about as high as an airplane would fly. Maybe higher. They looked like bright stars (white lights) but much closer than stars. They were equally spaced apart. I pulled over to watch them and they began to slowly move (maintaining their equal distance apart from each other) from their diagonal line into a straight vertical line. The top light then started to move a little bit away from the others straight off the top of the line and then all of a sudden it shot off and away from the others. Then the next light would do the same. When they shot off it was so fast that it looked like a shooting star and disappeared. Each one of the lights followed suit until they were all gone. [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Probable]
February 13, 2020 · 12:10 PM · TRIANGLE
Scarborough, ME
While doing window maintenance 2nd floor bath, facing north I saw an out-of-place, gaseous triangular shaped cloud ? No other clouds in sky. The shape appeared to mirror the color of the sky when looking @ it, the outline was a cloud like haze. Was not moving. I do not know how long the object was there, however, my viewing lasted five minutes @ 1210pm - 1215pm, 2-13-20. Object outline began to evaporate/disappear "like a fuse would burn", it started at one corner and gone. Then immediately, center to the objects position fell a shiny orb, straight down behind a distant tree line. Monitored the position for an hour, no further data.
December 7, 2018 · 8:52 PM · SPHERE
Scarborough, ME
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
November 22, 2016 · 4:45 AM · FLASH
Scarborough, ME
I wanted to make sure I was safely at a distance from traffic way ahead of me, as I looked back up I noticed the light began a falling star movement. As soon as I could gather the thought to tell myself you might wanna make a wish the light moved so fast I couldn't even finish the wish. I couldn't believe my eyes it was gone in flash after moving for 2 seconds. It was like turning a light switch after it was realized I knew it was there. I had always heard these things were pretty fast but this was remarkable to see how it just flashed and disappeared was nothing less than futuristic. I am a believer now that we are primitively occupying an advanced location on this earth. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 31, 2016 · 4:15 PM · CROSS
Scarborough, ME
We was driving north on Payne Rd in Scarborough, ME, on 5/31/2016, at about 4:15 PM and not very high above the trees at about 45 degrees 4 x shaped objects flew over the road in front of us they formed the shape of a diamond as they flew very fast very close together so close together you would think they were connected but they was not. They made no sound if a jet would have been that close it would have been loud Many people must have seen them at rush hour about a mile from the Maine
January 5, 2016 · 8:30 PM · CIRCLE
Scarborough, ME
Blinking object in the sky - white, red and green. It was on the easterly side. Looked like it was moving up and down and back and forth. Not a plane for sure. Just not sure what it is. Sighting of Sirius?? PD