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)
Savage · MN, USA
Triangular object, able to zig-zag in-flight without changing object orientation; emitted a beam and disappeared.
Moorhead · MN, USA
Multiple circular rotating lights.
St. Paul · MN, USA
Four objects fly in seeming formation and make unusual turns. Almost hugging each other for a moment.
St. Paul · MN, USA
I actually got photos that i never seen with my naked eye but somehow captue with my camera.
Woodbury · MN, USA
Two flying objects of unusual shapes, one like a "space station," the other like a triangle, very loud, with several different.
Victoria · MN, USA
Blue orbs of light. Several going in a straight north direction.
Cass Lake · MN, USA
High altitude and speed oval object. Disappeared quickly after spotting but have photo.
Saint Peter · MN, USA
A bright glowing orange circular object streaked from West to East in the late evening sky, leaving a wide light colored trail behind.
Fergus Falls · MN, USA
Am still observing this object...is flashing lights of red , blue , orange ..it is quite a distance away as with my binoculars I can st
Bemidji · MN, USA
2 witnesses, summer 2013, Orb or orange light, moving VERY fast.
Sandstone · MN, USA
Greenish white light metalic object swaying in sky.
Blaine · MN, USA
4 large very bright objects seen flying over blaine over the course of 4 min.
Coon Rapids · MN, USA
Ufo moving towards a big steady one distance away than both stay steady while a huge one appears and leaves them
Eagan · MN, USA
((HOAX??)) Shimmering triangle, high altitude, intelligently controlled over Eagan, Minnesota. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Ogilvie · MN, USA
Over span of 20 minutes, 3 different craft were spotted. one west, one northerly, third one followed the second one.
Hastings · MN, USA
About 21:05 heading East on Cty Rd 46 I noticed 7 lights in the NE sky heading SW. I pulled over to observe the lights , they were abou
Lakeville · MN, USA
Neon Blue Shape with Soft White Center Shooting Across the Sky and Disappearing
Grove City · MN, USA
Oval Shaped Object dissapears in split second.
Grand Marais · MN, USA
Early August 2013 Near Eagle Mountain of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Northern Minnesota Around 10 p.m. CDT At a camp site, I l
Wanamingo · MN, USA
Thunderstorm bright red orb
Woodbury · MN, USA
A triangular shape with rotating blue and white lights, made an almost musical engine sound, could fly in all directions including shar
Lakeville · MN, USA
A formation of large amber lights
Duluth · MN, USA
Multiple groups of 30-40 lights signaling with flashes and moving in sync.
Ramsey · MN, USA
Red, orange, yellow silent object hovering and flying in the sky then disappearing.
Aitkins · MN, USA
Massive flying orange cone moving silently at 5km height.