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)
Duluth · MN, USA
Oval strong light hovering in tree.
Burnsville · MN, USA
Bright Orange sphere low altitude then disappeared
Duluth · MN, USA
Seeing two flaming orbs in the sky
Duluth · MN, USA
3 bright orange lights equidistant from each other moving north over Duluth
Plymouth · MN, USA
((NUFORC Note: No information is provided by witness. PD))
Vadnais Heights · MN, USA
Orange red oval of light in vadnais heights
Buffalo · MN, USA
Seven silent white objects very high in the atmosphere hovering
Spring Grove · MN, USA
Bright light over South East Minnesota.
Eden Prairie · MN, USA
Circular shaped emitted multi color laser beam in my back yard.
Rochester · MN, USA
Came from tower with flashing lights on st marys property towards 11th ave sw
Richfield · MN, USA
Orange Light traveling SE-NW over Richfield, MN.
Farmington · MN, USA
Spinning silver object with 3 lights flying slow at around 2500 feet moving north over Farmington.
Saint Paul · MN, USA
One of those orange fireballs, but rectangular in shape.
Saint Paul · MN, USA
Rectangular patch of bright orange light containing flames moving silently across the sky.
Duluth · MN, USA
3 round orange lights in Duluth,wittnessed by several people.
Red Wing · MN, USA
3 orange orbs over Red Wing, MN
New Prague · MN, USA
Light burst and beams of light
Hugo · MN, USA
Fiery-orange, glowing spheres. Hovering and then moving away at unusual speeds.
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Two objects near downtown Minneapolis, a third comes to call them away.
Cherry · MN, USA
Saw a Silver, Triangle shaped craft above my car, that sparkled from the rear and then disappeared.
St. Paul · MN, USA
Orange fireball seen in se sky looking toward downtown st paul for several minutes before disappearing,
St. Paul · MN, USA
An iridescent orange, cylinder shaped object spotted in St. Paul, MN
Breezy Point · MN, USA
9-10 Orange bright lighted objects hovering in a three near perfect perpendicular columns.
Apple Valley · MN, USA
White flickering then gone.
Forest Lake · MN, USA
White/Blue Unknown Craft in Forest Lake, MN