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)
Inver Grove Heights · MN, USA
Looked like something about to crash. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? Other reports from MN for same date. PD))
St. Louis Park · MN, USA
aqua/green bright oval shaped light, stop then blast off FAST
Sartell · MN, USA
star took off after watching it
Hopkins · MN, USA
6 lights which looked liked stars but were moving like the UFP's seeon on TV
Spring Lake Park · MN, USA
i would call it a sunlike sphere
Spring Lake Park · MN, USA
we saw two spheres one large one small following we have no idea as to their size just two white spheres
Burnsville · MN, USA
Orbiting light spheres and gold lights in boomerang shape
Thief River Falls · MN, USA
2 orange orbs over airport
Crookston · MN, USA
Saw it over high-tension lines for a few min then flew off to the west.
St. Cloud · MN, USA
10/17/09 st.cloud mn light 5-10mins and orange light over down town st.cloud
Maple Lake · MN, USA
Green fireball north of Maple Lake, Minnesota
St. Paul (694e and also 96) · MN, USA
Possible UFO crash near St. Paul MN
Hastings · MN, USA
Small fast moving Cloud like looking UFOs > Moving in same direction at same fast speed.
Saint Paul · MN, USA
4 flashing lights moving in a formation over St. Paul, MN.
Ely · MN, USA
star like crafts moving at high rate of speed. ((NUFORC Note: ISS and Space Shuttle in formation. PD))
Isanti · MN, USA
2 Strange lights in a line formation. ((NUFORC Note: ISS and Space Shuttle in formation. PD))
Inver Grove Heights · MN, USA
fireballsin sky
Brownsdale · MN, USA
((HOAX??)) Hurry up and check this out wierd things fill the sky and really scary things have been happening!!!
Minneapolis · MN, USA
UFO - Viewed From Downtown Minneapolis, MN
Zumbrota · MN, USA
Octagon shaped craft made a 90 degree turn
Duluth · MN, USA
Firey orange object over Duluth, Minnesota
Coon Rapids · MN, USA
Green, red, and blue pulses of light that stayed stationary in one spot for several hours with no movement.
Golden Valley · MN, USA
A teardrop shaped UFO rose from a small pond, hovered for a moment at the treeline, charged up, and accelerated into the SE sky.
Two Harbors · MN, USA
We watched as three jets flew over us and headed towards a bright light that did things that we to this day can not forget..
Britt · MN, USA
Blinding lights over Britt,MN