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)
Minot AFB · ND, USA
3 Dark Red Triangular shaped lights moving at an extreme rate of speed over an Air Force Base.
Bismarck · ND, USA
Sept 29, 2011 3 dot triangle form fast moving, group for 8-10 seconds, no sounds no strobes no idea.
Halliday · ND, USA
Bright orangish/red burning object moved slowly above the treetops, then turned & moved away from us & disappeared.
Fargo · ND, USA
A very bright light just appeared and did a semi-circular swoop and disappeared into the distance.
Dickinson · ND, USA
Lights in Dickinson, ND.
Minot · ND, USA
Bright orange fast mover.
Grand Forks · ND, USA
Multiple objects over Eastern North Dakota.
Minot · ND, USA
Light traveled half way across the night sky in less than 2 seconds and then vanished with no sound at all.
North Bismarck · ND, USA
Small white glowing orbs, dark objects, floated, noisless
Richardton · ND, USA
My wife and son and I were watching fire works towards the west side of town from the east and we saw a fire shape bell object leave fr
Devils Lake · ND, USA
Photograph of rod or cylinder shaped object
Williston · ND, USA
triangle sighting that was in the same spot for over 4 hours only moved in figured 8 ways ((NUFORC Note: Probably not a UFO. PD))
Bismarck · ND, USA
green spotlight and 3 lights
Fargo · ND, USA
Six pairs of side by side amber lights moving in a V formation.
Garrison · ND, USA
11 orange oval objects moving under perceived intelligent control
Grand Forks · ND, USA
I spotted a large trinagular shaped craft travelling slowly over the southside of Grand Forks while stargazing in fall of 2009.
Minot AFB · ND, USA
Triangle UFO with a mysterious lead pod/craft, accompanied by approx 30 yellow lights in a swept-wing formation observed at Minot, ND.
Grand Forks · ND, USA
Triangle shaped UFO with 3 dots in each corner no lights, sphere and worm like object in sky
Minot · ND, USA
3 orbs in triangle shape passed over an airplane, headed NW across Minot, ND.
Mandan · ND, USA
pulsating light moving south to north
Fargo · ND, USA
2 luminescent glowing forms criss-crossing across the night sky.
Grand Forks · ND, USA
Shaped like ^ ---and had lights across it, they lights were in a row and moved in a row upwards then the lights went completely off
Bismarck · ND, USA
silver disc shaped object flying extremely fast at a low altitude
Langdon · ND, USA
An orange, glowing shape followed me in my pickup causing it to die and interfered with my phone outside of Langdon, North Dakota.
Minot · ND, USA
Obj. with 6 lights,triangular in shape with a tail, moved from the S area in the sky to the N and then just hovered.