UFO Sightings in North Dakota
265 UFO sightings reported in North Dakota since 1934, peaking in 2020 (25 reports); most often described as unknown.
- Total sightings
- 265
- Span
- 1934–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (25 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Unknown
1934–2022 · peak 2020 (25 reports)
Top cities in North Dakota
Fargo
1958–2020 · peak 2019 (4 reports)
Valley City
1983–2021 · peak 2020 (16 reports)
Bismarck
1996–2022 · peak 1996 (4 reports)
Minot
1968–2020 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Grand Forks
1977–2020 · peak 2009 (3 reports)
Williston
1961–2012 · peak 1961 (1 reports)
Dickinson
1960–2019 · peak 1960 (1 reports)
Mandan
1998–2018 · peak 1998 (1 reports)
West Fargo
2000–2021 · peak 2000 (1 reports)
Wahpeton
2001–2017 · peak 2017 (2 reports)
Minot AFB
1966–2011 · peak 1966 (1 reports)
Fort Yates
1978–2019 · peak 1978 (1 reports)
Belfield
1983–2000 · peak 1983 (1 reports)
Washburn
1995–2017 · peak 1995 (1 reports)
Devils Lake
2000–2014 · peak 2000 (1 reports)
Casselton
2008–2012 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
Hazen
2008–2013 · peak 2013 (2 reports)
Lidgerwood
2016–2019 · peak 2016 (2 reports)
Stanley
2019–2021 · peak 2019 (1 reports)
Fargo · ND, USA
One craft seen in SE sky hovering over Red River. Moved--flashing lights for few sec., then went away 6-10 minutes.
Sentinel Butte · ND, USA
Still photo capture of 4 lights with unusual movement in the night sky.
Grand Forks · ND, USA
Black triangle UFO hovering East to West over a University Campus
Grand Forks · ND, USA
Blue, flare like light.
Dickinson · ND, USA
Fireball, orange then turns green.
Hillsboro · ND, USA
7 or 8 bright round, or cylinder shaped, orange balls,moving high across the sky in staggered, but straight line formation. Enter
Surrey · ND, USA
Around 2200 on 12/20, three low traveling blinking blue lights rapidly went from east to west out of site in just seconds.
Minot · ND, USA
Classified aircrafts with bright orange lights.
Bismarck · ND, USA
There was a great number of orange lights flying toward north. Almost looking like a flock of lights. Also similarly changing the posit
Bismarck · ND, USA
Flashing Stationary Object for 18 minutes over the Western skyline
Valley City · ND, USA
4 similar sightings in one night over Valley City, North Dakota.
Davenport · ND, USA
A u-turning shooting star amongst an incredible amount of strange starry activity.
Bismarck · ND, USA
Bright light traveling east turned south and then appeared to remain motionless for no less than a minute before disappearing.
Fargo · ND, USA
25 orange circles moving fast over skies in Fargo, ND.
West Fargo · ND, USA
Orange orb travels across night sky.
Rugby · ND, USA
US-2, Just past Rugby, ND.
Newtown · ND, USA
This was seen by my family. I just got word over facebook about what was going on. brother former cop and also one other witness.
Bismarck · ND, USA
I was sitting at a stop light, a couple of lights up in the sky caught my eye. It was three lights in the form of a triangle.
Minot · ND, USA
Lights Form Triangle Shape In Minot, ND.
Mandan · ND, USA
2 intensely bright white lights in the north sky suddenly disappear.
Devils Lake · ND, USA
I had seen a light streak that had appeared to go from a stop to gone in a flash. It was not like any shooting star i have ever seen t
Trenton · ND, USA
Small reddish-orange flickering sphere/ovoid object spotted moving south from Trenton, North Dakota.
Trenton · ND, USA
At the lake, on the island, was an orange spherical light that flashed for a good 2 min. then started to head S., buzzed.
Thompson · ND, USA
Saw an object hovering over the interstate right outside of Grand Forks at night. It had a lot of blinking lights.
Grand Forks · ND, USA
Bright light in eastern ND sky.