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)
Wahpeton · ND, USA
It lasted about 10 min. but seemed longer.
Napoleon · ND, USA
Bright star like light doing loops, circles, then darting off.
Napoleon · ND, USA
Looked like a satelite, but made turns and loops
White Butte (near) · ND, USA
Red -orange firey disk that flew past me slowly, and then speedup and was out of sight in about 10 seconds.
Fort Totten · ND, USA
moving objects in the sky
Devils Lake · ND, USA
zig-zag moving craft, with four white lights, at a great speed
Fargo · ND, USA
triangle shaped with no noise
Belfield · ND, USA
first I see a bright light appearing like a very bright star, it starts to waver, which called my attention to it,
Bismarck · ND, USA
A small light slightly bigger than the surrounding stars darting to and fro for about ten minutes.
West Fargo · ND, USA
Bright glowing red orb. Did not emit any smoke, noise, or apparent heat. Moved at about 10 mph from northwest horizon to southeast hor
Mandaree · ND, USA
many lights on bottom large that looked like windows
Fargo · ND, USA
i was outside at work and saw in the east, a very bright light. in an otherwise starless sky.stationary at first. but then extreemly sl
Cartwright · ND, USA
The aircraft was rectangle in shape and moved very slow with no sound.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park exit 32 on I-94 North Dakot · ND, USA
while traveling home from Seattle I stopped at the rest area a Teddy R. Park and saw something that I didn't need to see.
Fargo · ND, USA
a friend and i were were walking outside and looked up at an airplane flying high in the sky. right away i noticed an oject flying behi
Fargo · ND, USA
Brief horizon to horizon motion by three inter-weaving craft.
Fargo · ND, USA
We saw a light in the sky that was hovering and moving too oddly to be a terrestrial aircraft.
Mandan · ND, USA
I viewed an object that looked like a star initially but when viewed standing still it moved slightly. It looked like lights were flash
Burlington · ND, USA
Fireball at Des Lacs and Souris River Forks
Minot · ND, USA
I observed a large alien craft in the night sky...
Fargo · ND, USA
8 glowing red balls the size of quarters weaving in and out of each other, heading SW.
Belfield · ND, USA
lights moving in perfect formation together.
Jamestown · ND, USA
AUTHOR"S SUMMARY: The object was around the size of a small car it changed shape and light color and pattern as it moved. it was silen
Bismarck · ND, USA
Nat. Weather Serv. empl. sees a small, circular, distinctly flame-orange obj. in the S sky. Brighter & larger than brightest star.
Bismarck · ND, USA
Nat. Weather Serv. meteorologist repts. peculiar, round, orange obj. in S sky. "Like orange of space shuttle exhaust." Not star.