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)
Bemidji · MN, USA
Orange sphere travelling low across the sky, then disappears.
Mankato · MN, USA
I saw a fleet of UFOs straight in a line passing over mankato. ((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information. PD))
Jordan · MN, USA
Line of light appeared and disappeared. ((Starlink satellites?))
Vergas · MN, USA
White moving light. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Grand Rapids · MN, USA
A line of lights traveling across the sky from SW-NE. ((Spacelink satellites))
Stillwater · MN, USA
Hot air balloon-esque lights moving slowly
Plymouth · MN, USA
Single file star like sky objects moving across sky in straight line from NE to SW. ((Starlink satellites))
Princeton · MN, USA
It just looked like stars in the sky, then on closer observation it was a parade of moving star like shapes, (Spacelink satellites))
St. Cloud · MN, USA
10 aircraft in evenly spaced linear formation. ((Spacelink satellites))
St. Cloud · MN, USA
Moving lights in Minnesota sky disappearing into what appeared to be a trail of smoke.
Sauk Rapids · MN, USA
I saw about 30 satellites moving in single file, straight line trajectory, constant speed, spaced evenly. ((Spacelink satellites)).
Detroit Lakes · MN, USA
When looking at sirus as it was the brightest star in the sky, I noticed one after another. ((Spacelink satellites))
St. Paul · MN, USA
formation white lights. ((Starlink satellites?))
St. Paul · MN, USA
white dots. ((Starlink satellites?))
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Saw what looked like a star moving slowly across the sky for about 10 sec. Maybe it was a satellite? ((Starlink satellites))
Medilia · MN, USA
White lights moving fast over medilia minnesota ((Spacelink satellites))
Alexandria · MN, USA
Multiple lights seen moving together in a line west to east. ((Starlink satellites))
Bemidji · MN, USA
Zig-zagging light moving at alternating velocities.
Woodbury · MN, USA
3 bright lights in formation, then 1 by 1 disappear.
Mounds View · MN, USA
Three shining dots lingering in the shape of a triangle then disappeared.
Sauk Centre · MN, USA
ONE LIGHT BECAME 3 LIGHTS IN TRIANGLE FORMATION AND SHOT ACROSS THE SKY.
New Ulm · MN, USA
Star like in straight line close together moving W to NE, one of them broke line moved parallel to another. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Minneapolis · MN, USA
Whatever it was fell straight out of the sky. It looked like a little piece of fire followed by a cloud trail
Duluth · MN, USA
((HOAX??)) Drank saucer shaped with belt of lights on center. ((anonymous report))
Shakopee · MN, USA
I was driving and the road I was driving down didn't have much light, there was no one on the road behind me or coming towards me. I lo