UFO Sightings in Minnesota
1,982 UFO sightings reported in Minnesota since 1932, peaking in 2015 (152 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,982
- Span
- 1932–2022
- Peak year
- 2015 (152 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1932–2022 · peak 2015 (152 reports)
Top cities in Minnesota
Minneapolis
1947–2022 · peak 2004 (13 reports)
St. Paul
1957–2020 · peak 2004 (8 reports)
Duluth
1966–2022 · peak 2012 (8 reports)
Lakeville
2003–2021 · peak 2015 (6 reports)
Rochester
1978–2021 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Saint Paul
2004–2021 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
St. Cloud
1971–2021 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Burnsville
1960–2021 · peak 2019 (4 reports)
Bemidji
1979–2021 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Eagan
1998–2022 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Minnetonka
1969–2019 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
Woodbury
1999–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Stillwater
2001–2022 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Eden Prairie
1988–2019 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Blaine
1997–2020 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Bloomington
1997–2019 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Coon Rapids
1996–2020 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Plymouth
1998–2021 · peak 2006 (2 reports)
Brainerd
1968–2021 · peak 2011 (2 reports)
Edina
1978–2017 · peak 2015 (4 reports)
Mora · MN, USA
Just got home from buying a dirt bike for my kids and took it for a drive in the dark to the end of the driveway, I saw a fireball look
Greenfield · MN, USA
I'm laying in my bed and I look out to my window and I noticed a object that presumably looks circular and has red yellow and white lig
New Brighton · MN, USA
Saw 2 lights that seemed too linear, one was natural and the other proceeded to move and straight disappear. ((anonymous source))
Roseville · MN, USA
Moving object faded-in a bright light for 2 seconds, twice.
Minnepolis · MN, USA
I didn't see the actual craft, but I do have evidence of it. ((NUFORC Note: Looks like wind damage to tall grass, or animal bed. PD))
Jordan · MN, USA
We saw ~20 black hawks high in the sky, and they seemed huge proportionally. Then we saw about 8 white small (maybe round drones?)
St. Paul · MN, USA
Saw a short flash of light and saw a egg-shaped shadow in the middle of the light. ((anonymous report))
St. Joe · MN, USA
I woke up this morning at 3:15 to get ready for work. I left my home in Saint Cloud Minnesota around 3:50am. I made it to county road 7
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Unknown object that flies above us, below the clouds, bright, sunny day. Travels quickly, then disappears.
Orr · MN, USA
Orange Orb at Myrtle Lake
Zimmerman · MN, USA
Strange flashes in the sky. Unknown cause. Currently happening near St. Francis MN
Fertile · MN, USA
Driving through the craft!!!
Downer · MN, USA
A seemingly low hovering cigar shaped light appeared in the sky, moved south for 3 seconds, then disappeared.
Duluth · MN, USA
V-shaped lights over W. Duluth harbor/bay front.
Woodbury · MN, USA
Fast traveling and very bright red light with red glow.
Burnsville · MN, USA
Circle of bright white lights remaining stationary. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly casino advertising display lights?? PD))((anonymous))
Rock Creek · MN, USA
No blinking lights and they were flying together
Spicer · MN, USA
30 lights flying in a perfect line. Moving very fast. Moving Northeast.
Champlin · MN, USA
Long line of airplain like lights really close together. ((NUFORC Note: Space Link satellites. PD))((anonymous source))
Otsego · MN, USA
Sstrait string of lights 10 or more With two close at the tail end brilliant moved across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Satellites?? PD))
St. Paul · MN, USA
Line of ~30 closely packed lights, followed by ~10 more spread out lights; same trajectory. ((NUFORC Note: Satellites. Anonymous. PD))
St. Paul · MN, USA
String of lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of cluster of Space Link satellites. PD)) ((anonymous source))
Bloomington · MN, USA
Band of UFO's flying across the night sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of cluster of Space Link satellites?? PD))((anonymous))
Little Falls · MN, USA
Bright craft travels thousands of mph, in and out of view from Minnesota night sky.
Hutchinson · MN, USA
Moving star string. ((NUFORC Note: Space X satellites. PD))