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)
Anoka · MN, USA
VERY LARGE OBJECT- WHITE LIGHT ILLUMINATING MY BACK YARD HOVERING ABOVE THE TREE LINE IN MY BACK YARD BACK YARD
New Britghton · MN, USA
bright light then red blue green lights came on then took off dim lights so fast in south east of state
Ramsey · MN, USA
Disk Shaped Craft Hovering over Farm
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Large trinagular craft spotted over Mpls, MN in 1975
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Sighting of triangle object and caveman (yeah, I know--sounds like I am out of my mind, but there were two of us)
East Grand Forks · MN, USA
Has bothered me for years. I know what I saw. Cannot describe it here. I am 53 now and never will forget it. If you are interested in m
Brainerd (near) · MN, USA
Witnessed three circle of lights, pulsating at times and stationary at first, when moving moved at tremendeous speed and erratic moveme
Brainerd (near) · MN, USA
This is confirming the sighting from a previous post
Fairmont · MN, USA
saw an extremely large cigar shaped ship moving slowly and very close to the ground.
Pipestone · MN, USA
1970's sighting of small UFO that hovered, maneuvered, split into two objects, then rejoined and flew off.
Deerwood · MN, USA
Sighting 3 An incidence occurred in mid-October, 1974. I picked my son up from wrestling practice in the evening after school. We live
Vining · MN, USA
The date is approximate as it was long ago, but I'll never forget. I was about 12 years old riding a minibike on a gravel road when an
Apple Valley/Burnsville · MN, USA
My background is with the Department of Defense Special Technical Operations. I do not wish to mention which company or location for ob
Austin · MN, USA
brilliant multicolored cloudshaped entity (a pulsing cloud of beaming color)
Minneapolis · MN, USA
It was a beautiful summer day and me and my close friend were walking my girlfriend home from school we were about 15 years old at the
North St. Paul · MN, USA
Large triangular space craft sighted above North Senior High School' football field, in North St. Paul, MN in early October 1, 1973
Morton (9 miles north of) · MN, USA
A witness near Morton, Minnesota reported a triangular craft with three large orange lights flying silently overhead from west to east before speeding away, during a five-minute sighting in July 1972.
St. Cloud · MN, USA
I was 15 at the time, and lived on a farm. Finished supper and walked out of the house to work in the barn. Between the out buidings I
Snowbank Lake · MN, USA
A silver, hammered-metal disk-shaped object was reported over Snowbank Lake, Minnesota, in June 1970, observed for about eight minutes.
Minnetonka · MN, USA
A large, bright white light was reported hovering over Minnetonka, Minnesota, in August 1969, visible for less than a minute.
New York Mills · MN, USA
Witnesses near New York Mills, Minnesota, reported a saucer-shaped object hovering roughly three hundred yards away for about thirty minutes in July 1969.
Brainerd · MN, USA
While loading hay bales at night near Brainerd, Minnesota, in July 1969, a witness saw a triangular object speed across the sky in roughly twenty seconds.
Hastings · MN, USA
A witness in Hastings, Minnesota reported a triangular object that left a perfect semicircular vapor trail while turning overhead, a sighting logged for October 1968 and lasting five minutes or more.
Hastings · MN, USA
A witness in Hastings, Minnesota reported a silent triangular object leaving a perfect semicircular vapor trail as it turned around overhead in October 1968, during a two-minute sighting.
Brainerd · MN, USA
A witness in Brainerd, Minnesota reported a very bright light on the surface of a lake that traveled quickly out of sight in July 1968, during a ten-minute observation.