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)
Woodbury · MN, USA
Triangular aircraft with blue/pink lights arranged into a triangle at the base, blinking every second, quiet & hovering low in the sky.
Foley · MN, USA
UFO hovering over Sherburne- more than 3 hours. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of 5 planets in eastern a.m. sky? PD))
Lakveville · MN, USA
Two orange glows in the sky going fast an low with absolutly no sound of jet engines or rotor blades.
Orono · MN, USA
18-20 orange light spheres moving SW to NE. Silent. About the size of a nickel held at arms length.
Hopkins · MN, USA
Mulitple points of orange-colored lights moving in formation over the ground and then accelerating into space.
Fridley · MN, USA
I video taped 1 main cigar to circular shaped, bright purple. It flew like a plane towards me then it stopped.
St. Paul · MN, USA
Green flash in the sky above the clouds
St. Paul · MN, USA
Bright flashs over South St. Paul, staying in one spot for over 5 minutes light brighter than strobe craft or aircraft.
North Minneapolis · MN, USA
Bright light changed to blue, green white, was seen over Downtown Minneapolis from North Minneapolis
St. Paul · MN, USA
Five lights in a line moving N to S diminished in brightness until invisible.
Blaine · MN, USA
At around 9:00 or 9:30 at night, my brother and I were almost home when we noticed two burnt orange spheres.
Eagan · MN, USA
3 flashes of green light.
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Object in East Minneapolis sky shoots into view of my window horizontally, stops dead, shoots upward seemingly into space.
St. Cloud · MN, USA
It looked like a firework, but it didn't explode like a firework.
Lamberton · MN, USA
Fast Moving Triangle Craft - Two Events
St. Paul · MN, USA
Flash of lights.
Edina · MN, USA
Like a flash of lightning but it stayed there
New Prague · MN, USA
Round lights started on the horizon line on a formation and flew low towards me then formation broke up and each rose individually. Loo
Shoreview · MN, USA
Bright white light with blue tail shot past incredibly fast and then disappeared; about 300-500 feet in the air.
Woodbury · MN, USA
Object was seen dashing across the night sky at high speeds. Unlike a shooting star it had no trail of light.
Ferguson Falls · MN, USA
Black triangle object over highway 3 solid red lights on the corners.
Morris · MN, USA
Low flying bright ball.
Brooklyn Center · MN, USA
Saw a huge fireball falling slowly to earth at the bus stop terminal in Brooklyn Center.Many saw this and is looked like a meteor.
Saint Paul · MN, USA
Angel shaped UFO.
Rogers · MN, USA
2 yellow orange objects moved past my windows.