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)
Bloomington · MN, USA
Large oval ring of lights.
Prior Lake · MN, USA
Several round red lights in the northwest sky.
Woodbury · MN, USA
Circular silver object in the sky that moved, "shot bright lights" and disappeared and reappeared.
Hugo · MN, USA
On 6/15/13 9 crafts appeared and surrounded us in Hugo Minnesota with sudden changes in lighting and directions at times.
Morgan · MN, USA
Bright flash in night sky turns to visible extremely bright fireball/craft.
Minnetrista · MN, USA
Ball/circle lights in stationary position in Western sky.
St. Paul · MN, USA
30 Bright Orange UFO's flying in line from North to South.
St. Cloud · MN, USA
Bright orange object flew north from south-east sky, then disappeared. (St. Cloud, MN).
Ogilvie · MN, USA
2 objects of different character with different headings spotted at high altitude, first object was visible to a jet crew.
Monticello · MN, USA
Faint craft almost invisible with 2 burners like a fighter jet.
Eagan · MN, USA
White luminous eyelet shaped craft hovered silently above a shopping mall.
Perham · MN, USA
Blue/green orbs, following us.
East Bethel · MN, USA
Red and blue lights horizontally on saucer shape; rising straight up
Waconia · MN, USA
String of lights in the night sky!
Red Wing · MN, USA
Three orange lights in a triangular formation moving west to east and then east to west across the sky.
Minneapolis (northeast of) · MN, USA
Orange/reddish circle object NE mpls flying below strom cloud near down town mpls.
Burnsville · MN, USA
2 Fireballs Hovering Side by Side Moving Slowly then Vanished
Winona · MN, USA
Two firie orange/red balls of flame floating and hovering, faint outline of triangular shape just under and out from firie shaped ball
Buffalo · MN, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source of report provides no information. PD))
Ramsey · MN, USA
Flying object at midnight to close to ground level to be a plane, 3 bright white blinking lights emmited from it.
Minnetonka · MN, USA
MINNETONKA UFOS.
Hector · MN, USA
Blue light coming from sky, saw a pitch black rectangle unknown gliding to the right and back in the sky
Minnetonka · MN, USA
Blue circle of lights seen hovering over Minnetonka, MN then rapidly descending towards the ground.
Blaine · MN, USA
Rotating triangular formation of lights seen moving across sky.
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Silent v-shaped objects with dim blue lights flew north over downtown Minneapolis