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)
Minnetonka · MN, USA
Bright orange ball of light on the Eastern horizon that moved unnaturally
Rochester · MN, USA
Saw and heard what appeared to be a non-human entity.
Morgan · MN, USA
Silent chevron/boomerang shaped aircraft flying at tree level from West to East.
St. Louis Park · MN, USA
facing west bright white light behind shelf cloud was there and then instantly disappeared.
Roseville · MN, USA
I saw a large, reddish orange ball of fire, moving at the speed of a helicopter.
Hastings · MN, USA
Black half sphere with wagon wheel shaped light pattern visible when directly over head. ((anonymous report))
Hibbing · MN, USA
We saw a large single amber light moving north to south for approximately 7-8 minutes when the light flickered and went out for less th
Blaine · MN, USA
I seen this ball of light just floating over the cities. I knew it wasn't a star. ((anonymous report))((NUFORC Note: Mars?? PD))
Winnebago · MN, USA
Small green light in southern Minnesota sky.
Brooklyn Park · MN, USA
Heard booming sounds like thunder, but rapid; nearly constant. Witnessed 1 flash of light to the west. Watched sky after it ended. Fast
Bloomington · MN, USA
Saw an oval shaped ring of glowing white lights in the sky
Sabin · MN, USA
Changed shape..you can see in video I'm focusing on 1 but there was actually 3 in a triangle formation just hovering I'd say for about
Isle · MN, USA
I just laid down for bed, I glanced at the window and seen a bright colorful object . It was moving back and forth, as it got closer th
Cottage Grove · MN, USA
saw something saucer like on the ground with lights on/around it later that night we saw little lights moving around almost following u
Brainerd · MN, USA
I seen a triangle moving at high speed through the clouds. The triangle appeared to have flames colored orange surrounding it.
Coon Rapids · MN, USA
triangle shaped object in coon rapids. ((anonymous report))
Zimmerman · MN, USA
Conspicuous light seen on many occasions, inhuman movement in sky, and spotted seemingly moving in unison with another craft?
Wyoming · MN, USA
Bright orange object seen in S.E. sky, deltoid in shape, quiet, moving N.W. Traveled approximately 4 miles until overhead, arching to t
Bemidji/Grand Rapids (between) · MN, USA
Beams of light at approx 200 ft
Webster · MN, USA
Saw a line of 100 objects looking like stars in the sky all in a row close together with 3 or 4 following at a more spaced out distance
Bloomington · MN, USA
he noticed two white dots (not moving and there wasn't any stars out yet) spaced about two miles apart. ((anonymous report))
Minneapolis · MN, USA
((HOAX??)) Bright moving object in Minneapolis. ((anonymous report))
Sartell · MN, USA
Night of March 17, at approx. 11:30 pm, in Sartell, MN, I saw a bright flash of white light. ((anonymous report))
Lakeville · MN, USA
It was sort of a small V-shape, high above the truck stop. It could've been farther away because of my viewpoint from the highway.
Finland · MN, USA
while driving n on co. road 7 6 miles n of finland I noticed a large glowing orange ball to the w of me ((anonymous report))