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)
St. Cloud · MN, USA
Yellowish sphere traveling from west to east , no other lights just the yellow color...moving slow!
St. Cloud · MN, USA
White sphere moving from west to east , and disappeared! It was recorded!
Fosston · MN, USA
((HOAX??)) Green light, slowly moving in the sky and then vanishes.
New Hope · MN, USA
Saw multiple flashes of light a seconds apart then noticed a star like object disappear from sight instantly.
Bloomington · MN, USA
3 lights hovering over Bloomington on 494 and hwy. 5 by the mall of America.((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights at a local casino? PD))
Savage · MN, USA
4 flashes of extremely bright white light. Lit up entire eastern horizon.
Blaine · MN, USA
In sky, wasn’t moving. Pulled over and got out to see it and it was gone in under 5 seconds
Kandiyohi · MN, USA
Fiery orange ball of light seen hovering in night sky in countryside.
Cambridge · MN, USA
Several triangle shapes.
Saint Paul · MN, USA
Two rectangular prism crafts sighted in Saint Paul, MN
St. Paul · MN, USA
Aircraft seen in Saint Paul, MN.
Holdingford · MN, USA
Orange UFO buzzed by jet
Elk River · MN, USA
8 or more lights in formation flying slowly into the diatance.
Rochester · MN, USA
Black disk UFO cloaks then enters hyperspace.
Rochester · MN, USA
2 lights flashing thru color spectrum. ((anonymous report))
Byron/Salem Corners · MN, USA
Bright light flashed and circled then disappeared
Eden Prairie · MN, USA
62 W, got off on the shady oak exit. I noticed a ring of clouded white lights just SW. ((NUFORC Note: Adv. lights from casino? PD))
Silver Lake · MN, USA
Perfect circle, no movement, outlined by 12 white lights, about 1 mile in diameter
Shakopee · MN, USA
Smaller circles form bigger circle over Shakopee. I was able to get a clear picture.
Rochester/Byron/Salem Corners · MN, USA
Small colorful dot with circles around it, moving all around. Shortly after a bright green light. ((anonymous report))
Plymouth · MN, USA
UFO sighting Plymouth, MN, at approx. 12:00 pm on 10/17/17 At approximately 12:00pm, my mother and I were driving to have lunch a
Cross Lake · MN, USA
Five bright orange red lights moved upwards from a line above the horizon to disappear into the night time clouds.
Aitkin · MN, USA
Light shined on car by silent large oval craft. Lasted about 15 seconds and it disappeared before my eyes.
Bigfork · MN, USA
Red glowing object.
Vadnais Heights/White Bear Township · MN, USA
Saw 2 bright white lights, 1 red light, and 1 green light hovering above 35E North of HWY 96, Next to Polar Lakes Park.