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)
Sebeka · MN, USA
A witness reported a silver, donut-shaped object hovering over rural Minnesota near Sebeka for about 30 minutes in July 1952.
Cook · MN, USA
A witness in Cook, Minnesota reported a huge, oval-shaped object with faint lights at its base that hovered silently before moving rapidly toward the horizon in September 1950.
Excelsior · MN, USA
large ball of brite light above pine trees lighting up the tops of trees.Almost directly above my father who took one photo.Then object
Minneapolis · MN, USA
A witness in Minneapolis, Minnesota reported a gray, disk-shaped object in the sky around 5 p.m. in July 1947, an event later mentioned by a local radio newscaster, observed for 19 minutes.
Winona (approx. 20 miles NW of) · MN, USA
A witness near Winona, Minnesota reported two unmoving, round objects positioned side by side overhead, above drifting clouds, observed for about 15 seconds in June 1947.
South Long Lake · MN, USA
Sighting from October 1932.
Ramsey · MN, USA
Boyfriend and I noticed a bright light reflecting on the river. It continues to follow us for 6 mi.. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))