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)
Saint Paul · MN, USA
triangle with 4 large white lights on leading edge - two smaller red at rear hovering over Roseville in St. Paul
Saint Paul · MN, USA
TR3B craft (Blk w/ white lights underneath, triangle), hovering low & slow, I lost it but it may have shapeshifted into an airplane.
Brainerd · MN, USA
Five bright flashes in the northeast sky were seen by two people at 9pm, 5/19/2015.
Savage · MN, USA
2 triangular objects with ability to change direction without banking; also able to disappear suddenly.
Hollandale · MN, USA
Two cigar shaped craft flying silently very low over fields in formation.
Eagle Lake · MN, USA
Orange lights in shape of triangle.
Minnetonka · MN, USA
Circular object stops then flys
Saint Paul · MN, USA
Shiny 'white dots' over Saint Paul that changed shape right in front of me before disappearing.
Blaine · MN, USA
Several white orbs changing formation.
Lakeville · MN, USA
Orions Belt-like UFO.
Baudette · MN, USA
Four lights moving together in formation.
Plymouth · MN, USA
Large pulsating orange sphere flying low SSE.
Coon Rapids · MN, USA
Three red orbs in the sky that slowly disappeared.
South St. Paul · MN, USA
UFO sighted followed by Aircraft traveling supersonic in the area.
Stillwater · MN, USA
Black triangle with 3 white lights and center red light.
Stillwater · MN, USA
Triangle with white lights.
Minneapolis · MN, USA
2 orange red objects appeared as flames one after the next.
North Branch · MN, USA
Stationary lights southwest of North Branch, MN. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Object in sky with two cone lights shining down.
Farmington · MN, USA
I saw a strange light in the sky the turned from blue to white continuously and zigzagged like a snake.
Rush City · MN, USA
Bright red orb spinning in circles then shooting a mile in a matter or seconds.
Cannon Falls · MN, USA
Bright orange light, orb shape with halo, some flashing at its center that made it appeared like flames, E to W.
Duluth · MN, USA
Saw 8 very bright orange orbs flying in formation and disappearing.
Waite Park · MN, USA
Green and orange lights shooting up into the sky.
Sauk Centre · MN, USA
Elongated object gliding low toward NE without noise. Appeared invisible, except for white head and tail light.