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. Louis Park · MN, USA
Large dark black,blue tilting,wablleing object from N.mpls flew over lake Harriet area,then quickly into strange cloud over downtown.
Barnum · MN, USA
9 amber spheres in northern sky
Rockford · MN, USA
Red hovering flashing orb suddenly disappearing followed by two red and white flashing object.
Otsego · MN, USA
Unusual dozen orange glowing objects appearing at once.
Minnetonka · MN, USA
Shiny spherical object in broad daylight.
Burnsville · MN, USA
Red spherical object seen moving against the breeze with white light on bottom.
Forest Lake · MN, USA
4th of July 2014 - Lighted spherical object in the sky over Forest Lake, Minnesota.
Minneapolis · MN, USA
A fireball/spherical kind of orange glove floating and it's July 4th but it's no mere firework.
Stillwater · MN, USA
Orange light over Stillwater following the St. Croix River North (toward Forest Lake)
Minneapolis · MN, USA
At approximately 22:14 Central Time, I witnessed a bright-orange, orb-shaped object float across the eastern sky of Minneapolis.
Bovey · MN, USA
Solid black orb steadily floating along the horizon during sunset.
Brooklyn Park · MN, USA
Very bright light came towards our house and then changed direction and slowly disappeared.
Ogilvie · MN, USA
Slow blue/whte flash at random intervals and random meandering trajectory. heading generally North.
Moundsview · MN, USA
A ball of fire with a white light at the bottom middle, slowly passing by hugging the tree tops!
Fergus Falls · MN, USA
2 to 8 balls of light flying around an electrical storm but definitely not ball lightning.
Stillwater · MN, USA
Bright light 2 circles floating then disapeared into thin air like dust.
Carlton · MN, USA
5 Bright orange lights that disappeared out of nowhere in Carlton/Cloquet, MN.
Lakeville · MN, USA
Light moving though sky leaving faint trail.
Little Falls · MN, USA
Shiny disk shaped object broad daylight clear sky. 2 witnesses.
Mounds View · MN, USA
Four bright red lights in the sky, shaped like a box standing still, then took off at high speeds.
Hutchinson · MN, USA
Strange orange light lbject flying overhead.
Talmoon · MN, USA
Two red lights moving at constant speed one following the other 2 people viewed.
Farmington · MN, USA
Strange objects in sky, not aircraft.
Bradford · MN, USA
Triangle shaped object with white blinking lights have a video.
Brooklyn Park · MN, USA
UFO over Brooklyn Park.