Maine UFO Sightings and Experience Reports

I decided to send an SOS message with my flashlight. Immediately, the object silently moved toward our canoe. A guarded curiosity now turned into a frantic dash for the bank. Paddling as fast as we could, a hollow light came from the object, engulfing all of us. The next thing we knew, we were standing on the bank. I still had my flashlight in hand and shined it toward the object again. It then rose up into the sky, shining it's beam once more before disappearing into the Allagash sky.

In the months that followed, Jack Weiner was the first to start having nightmares. In these dreams, he saw beings with long necks, and large heads. He saw the beings examining his arm, while myself, Jim, and Charlie sat naked on a nearby bench, unable to intervene. The beings had large metallic glowing eyes with no lids, and their hands were insectlike, with four fingers. The rest of us were experiencing very similar dreams, with short, mental clips of that awful night on the lake.

In 1988, Jim Weiner attended a UFO conference hosted by Raymond Fowler. Fowler was excited about Jim's story, especially the fact that it was a multiple witness occurrence. Fowler suggested to Jim that he and the others undergo regressive hypnosis. After the sessions, it was revealed that all four of us had been abducted, and subjected to distasteful physical examinations, including the taking of skin and fluid samples.

The aliens' "test area" was similar to a veterinarian's office with a silvery table. I had much difficulty in focusing on the aliens. When I tried, I could not put an exact image to them. It was like trying to tune into a fuzzy radio station.

Staff Sergeant James P. Sampley of the 2192nd Communications Squadron was on duty in the base control tower. Sampley received a radar return from an unidentified craft, which he calculated from his radar screen as being ten to thirteen miles east-northeast of the base. As per his orders, he made calls via radio through all available communication bands, both military and civilian, hailing the craft and received no response.

As he kept an alert eye on his screen, the craft began to circle the base, and finally came to within three hundred yards of the highly restricted nuclear storage area. The craft's altitude was now a mere one hundred and fifty feet. By this time, Sergeant Lewis was notifying his Command Post that the unknown craft, which had penetrated the perimeter of the base, was now closing in on the nuclear storage area. The base was instantaneously put on a 'Stage Three' alert status.

Security officials contacted Sampley in the Control tower to verify the sighting on radar. Making his way to the tower, Sergeant Grover K. Eggleston began studiously watching the craft on radar. It had now began circling ten miles east-northeast of the base. The base's Wing Commander ordered a search of the grounds, and requested air support from Hancock Field, New York, and North Bay, Ontario. Neither of the bases would oblige his request. The Maine State Police and airport flight services were contacted in an attempt to identify the unknown object. Again, no identification was forthcoming.

For an additional 40 minutes, the unknown craft circled in the vicinity of Loring base. Finally it left it's pattern, and headed toward Grand Falls, New Brunswick. At about twelve miles from Loring, it disappeared from the radar screen. The base was quiet for the rest of the night, but "Stage Three" alert status was kept until the next morning.

SAC Headquarters was notified of the details of the unknown craft. Unbelievably, the next night at exactly the same time, the craft returned. I was again on duty, along with Sergeants Blakeslee and Long. Radar again confirmed the unknown craft. The craft was approaching Loring from the North, at about three thousand feet. The craft got as near as three miles from the base, again showing flashing lights of orange, red, and white. All three of us witnessed the craft. I reported the sighting to Command, and this time the Wing Commander came to the storage area to verify the details from all three of us.

The appearance of an other worldly craft would also be confirmed by Sergeant Steven Eickner, and others. A group of military witnesses reported an orange and red object shaped like a stretched out football, which amazingly hovered in midair! It's lights suddenly were darkened, and then the craft reappeared over the runaway, hovering about one hundred and fifty feet off the ground. They also estimated the length of the craft at about 75-80 feet long, solid, with no visible doors or windows, no visible means of propulsion, and totally silent. Again the base was put on full alert. The craft turned off it's lights, and vanished from view. Radar picked up an unknown craft heading in the direction of Grand Falls, New Brunswick. A second report was sent to SAC headquarters.

The unsettling events of October 27th, and 28th would finally get the attention of military personnel who were in a position to give support to Loring. The National Guard brought a helicopter, just in case. Canadian authorities were given permission to cross the border if needed. Royal Canadian Mounted Police provided an officer to ride along in the copter. Those who waited for another visit would not be disappointed.

On October 29th, the helicopter was called into action, and immediately responded. Accompanying the RCMP officer were Loring Air Security officers, and an officer from the Maine State Police. The chopper followed the leads sent from radar, but even when approaching within one hundred yards, the could see nothing in the sky.

On October 30th, an Air Force helicopter piloted by a crew from Plattsburgh Air Force Base tried to intercept the craft, but again saw nothing upon their closest approach. Even though there were more sightings from the ground, and radar confirmation.