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)
Minneapolis/St. Paul · MN, USA
stable tapered vertical light in sky
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Many small white dots floating high above ground.
Blaine · MN, USA
red and blue alternating lights, hovering then moving at an incredible speed then gone
Hastings (or Winona) · MN, USA
Oval shaped object performs remarkable aerial feats over Hastings, MN
St. Paul · MN, USA
Appear as two very bright stars with red centers. They are fairly fixed in the sky in a southeast location above the Mississippi River
Mankato · MN, USA
round green fireball
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Silver cylindrical object; no wings; no vapor trail; no sound passing SE to NW just before sundown.
Zimmerman · MN, USA
Spotted circular objects that showed up on my digital camera that wasn't there.
Shakopee · MN, USA
On November 7th 2004 my friend and I seen two red lights blinking across the night sky moving very slowly.
St. Peter · MN, USA
3 glowing dual colored lights above southern Minnesota town
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Silver metallic cylinder moving slowly on Hwy 55 Minneapolis from east to west
Burnsville · MN, USA
I saw a diamond-shaped silver object hovering with little to no motion in the southward sky.
Faribault · MN, USA
Metor or craft descending then sudden flash of light
Saint Paul · MN, USA
11 balls of solid light formed a circle around the horizon, sat still for a while then quickly darted around and disappeared.
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Look to the clouds
St. Paul · MN, USA
9/2/04 On a clear blue sky evening I noticed a bright star that seemed to be going straight into the atmosphere.
Lakeville · MN, USA
Lakeville Minnesota- neighborhood sees object together
Lakeville · MN, USA
Four sperical orbs rotation counter-clockwise, clockwise, and stationary for about a 15min ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights?? PD))
Anoka · MN, USA
quick flashing lights west of anoka minnesota
Willow River · MN, USA
While watching a satelite (easy to spot in Northern Minnesota) Me and my girlfriend saw Three satelites crossing behind the one we we
Grand Rapids · MN, USA
this thing was super bright!!!
Duluth · MN, USA
It was a very eye opening experience. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Spring Grove · MN, USA
One very luminated bright light just hovering in the sky, than it would slowly fade,see a haze than re-appear. ((Celestial objects??))
St. Louis Park · MN, USA
2 objects circled eachother for 5-8 minutes, only until they were directly overhead did we get to see the oval shape, and silver color.
Chaska · MN, USA
Multicolored stationary point of light in ENE sky ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling star, we suspect. PD))