UFO sightings in Minnesota
There are 69 civilian UFO sighting reports from Minnesota in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1958 to 2013. The busiest year was 2013, with 9 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (21), triangle (14) and sphere (10).
Most reports come from Minneapolis (4), St. Paul (4) and Duluth (3), out of 52 places in the state with at least one report.
UFO sightings by city in Minnesota
Places with at least three reports. 48 other places in Minnesota have one or two.
Recent sighting reports from Minnesota
All 69 reports, newest first.
Four objects fly in seeming formation and make unusual turns. Almost hugging each other for a moment.
Show on map- 27 Oct 2013 · 19:00MoorheadOrb· 15 min
Multiple circular rotating lights.
Show on map Triangular object, able to zig-zag in-flight without changing object orientation; emitted a beam and disappeared.
Show on map- 24 Oct 2013 · 22:30OgilvieOrb· 15 min
Orange light above trees.
Show on map 3 spheres flying over St. Paul.
Show on mapWhite light moving over Duluth, MN then vanished. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of ISS. PD))
Show on map- 16 Oct 2013 · 19:05OakdaleFormation· 10 min
White in nature - one varied to red.
Show on map - 13 Oct 2013 · 00:00BloomingtonSphere· 2 min
Several blue and white orbs hovering just south of the airport.
Show on map I saw a sphere shaped object flying east to west moving faster than any conventional aircraft was white to orange in color as it reache
Show on map- 20 Oct 2012 · 06:05PrincetonSphere· 31 min
White quick moving light in eastern Mn sky before sunrise.
Show on map - 15 Oct 2012 · 22:00St. CloudFormation· 30 s
One becomes three three becomes six.
Show on map - 15 Oct 2012 · 19:00BloomingtonDisc· 2 h
Circle of lights in SW sky.
Show on map - 1 Oct 2012 · 22:30Sauk CentreTriangle· 45 min
2 weird objects fly over our house and make no noise and about 2 miles away just appear to stop for about 45 min.
Show on map - 21 Oct 2011 · 20:35BuffaloDisc· 2 h
Large Oval object hovering with bright, "blinking" rotating colors of Red/blue/green/yellow/white. ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))
Show on map - 15 Oct 2011 · 13:30MaplewoodDisc· 1 s
It was a windy, sunshiny day, wisps of clouds, all sizes. I had been to Costco in Maplewood, MN.Leaving Highway 61, I was on the r
Show on map - 2 Oct 2011 · 21:00New York MillsOrb· 1 min
One satellite chasing another
Show on map - 23 Oct 2010 · 09:00BloomigntonOrb· 15 s
7 flashing lights and about 2 car alarms going off.
Show on map - 22 Oct 2010 · 05:25BurnsvilleTriangle· 10 min
Triangle object object seen over burnsville 5:25 am
Show on map - 16 Oct 2010 · 22:45RochesterSphere· 10 s
Very bright circle that suddenly disappeared
Show on map - 11 Oct 2010 · 19:40Cottage GroveOrb· 4 min
Craft with two white lights in Minneapolis Approach Pattern that moved down and not forward then disappered behind the tree line.
Show on map Possible UFO crash near St. Paul MN
Show on map- 17 Oct 2009 · 21:30Maple LakeOrb
Green fireball north of Maple Lake, Minnesota
Show on map - 17 Oct 2009 · 12:50St. CloudOrb· 10 min
10/17/09 st.cloud mn light 5-10mins and orange light over down town st.cloud
Show on map - 13 Oct 2009 · 23:10CrookstonTriangle· 3 min
Saw it over high-tension lines for a few min then flew off to the west.
Show on map - 27 Oct 2008 · 22:20OwatonnaOrb· 2 min
2 Star Like Objects slowly start to move across the sky then vanish
Show on map - 10 Oct 2008 · 20:00La CrescentFormation· 10 s
six strange lights in the sky over La Crescent MN
Show on map - 10 Oct 2008 · 02:00North BranchOrb· 5 min
Lights at night, shining into car and garage and around blinds
Show on map An oval that had a green glow and blinking light.
Show on map- 22 Oct 2007 · 18:45ChisholmTriangle· 5 s
Silent, black, triangular object with no lights
Show on map - 21 Oct 2007 · 00:54Spring Lake ParkBoomerang· 7 s
Something that looked to be a flock of birds in formation of a chevron moving way too fast to be birds.
Show on map - 20 Oct 2007 · 21:00GlencoeOrb· 2 s
green ball of light falling straight to the ground. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?? PD))
Show on map Bright pulsating light over lake superior.
Show on map- 23 Oct 2006 · 22:25Two HarborsOther· 2 h
This really happened and I would like an explanation! Read it and believe it.
Show on map - 11 Oct 2006 · 19:30Two HarborsOrb· 10 min
Northern Lights ?? Right!
Show on map - 22 Oct 2005 · 06:10ShoreviewOrb· 1 h
Slow moving bright light moving across early morning sky!
Show on map - 14 Oct 2005 · 21:30Park RapidsTriangle· 20 min
((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of Mars? PD)) floating, moving object in Park Rapids,MN.
Show on map - 13 Oct 2005 · 21:00NorthfieldBoomerang· 30 min
Chevron shaped, low flying, one side shorter than the other, scilent, seen at 21:00, circling.
Show on map - 11 Oct 2005 · 03:00EaganSphere· 2 h
((NUFORC Note: Possible star. PD)) Bright colorfull glowing ball.
Show on map - 10 Oct 2005 · 23:07BrainerdDisc· 5 min
A big lighted up silver saucer.
Show on map - 2 Oct 2005 · 02:00EdinaFormation· 5 s
Triangle Formation
Show on map - 1 Oct 2005 · 19:58RogersTriangle· 17 min
Triangular UFO hovered with Stench
Show on map Look to the clouds
Show on map- 15 Oct 2004 · 23:00Saint PaulSphere· 10 min
11 balls of solid light formed a circle around the horizon, sat still for a while then quickly darted around and disappeared.
Show on map - 10 Oct 2004 · 21:00FaribaultOrb· 15 min
Metor or craft descending then sudden flash of light
Show on map - 2 Oct 2004 · 16:00BurnsvilleDiamond· 2 min
I saw a diamond-shaped silver object hovering with little to no motion in the southward sky.
Show on map - 21 Oct 2003 · 20:45ScandiaOrb· 15 min
Bright pulsating multi-colored light turning into disk shape with circle of red lights.
Show on map - 19 Oct 2003 · 05:45Cottage GroveTriangle· 10 min
A large black trianle shaped aircraft with three lights quietly and slowly hovering very low.
Show on map - 11 Oct 2003 · 00:20AustinSphere· 5 s
THE TWO WHITE ROUND OBJECTS FLEW SYNCHONIZED SIDE BY SIDE AND EVENTUALLY VEERED OFF MADE HALF A CIRCLE AND MERGED, AND RE-ENTERED SPACE
Show on map Silent delta-shaped object seen in Savage, MN against clear October night sky.
Show on map- 21 Oct 2001 · 14:00MoundOther· 1 min
large boeing 747 followed by two smaller craft.
Show on map - 14 Oct 2001 · 20:45Lake ElmoBoomerang· 5 min
Six lights as bright as staium lights on chevron shaped object hovering over grove of trees.6
Show on map Very bright star disappearing quickly (10sec)
Show on map- 23 Oct 2000 · 00:00White Bear LakeTriangle· 10 min
During a latenight party a group of twenty witnessed a peculiar gathering of a fleet of pyramid shaped craft at midnight.
Show on map - 21 Oct 1999 · 03:45LakevilleOrb· 20 h 30 min
Light with green flashing light on bottom, east of me about 10 o'clock position over next county, noticed while trying to view northern
Show on map - 12 Oct 1999 · 23:00Little FallsFormation· 1 h
Two bright amber lights. About 300 to 500 feet up. One slightly lower.
Show on map - 12 Oct 1999 · 21:33MinnesotaBoomerang· 2 min
observed two chevron crafts hovering 225 & 300 feet. aprox. 500 feet from my location. They were directly to my west, and also observed
Show on map - 28 Oct 1998 · 20:35Observer Enroute On Mn Hwy 61 NorthSphere· 5 s
skies o/cast. Objt. had app. of a meteor but w/ distinct green color. Initially dismissed as meteor
Show on map A small V of lights moving very quickly from west to east
Show on map- 10 Oct 1997 · 21:00AustinOther· 1 h
i was traveling northbound on state highway 105 approximately 8 miles south of Austin MN when an object came down directly above my car
Show on map - 1 Oct 1997 · 00:00BemidjiTriangle· 10 min
In october 1997 my dad and I seen 3 lights in the shape of a triangle tumbling over each other in Bemidji Minnesota.
Show on map - 2 Oct 1995 · 19:50FarmingtonOther· 5 s
Man witnesses very small, VERY bright light descending rapidly in NE sky. Approx. 1/10 diameter of moon.
Show on map - 11 Oct 1987 · 21:30MinnetonkaOrb· 30 s
White light moves west to east, suddenly stops, then moves south at a high rate of speed.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1979 · 19:35BemidjiOther· 25 min
UFO drone watching a football game.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1976 · 21:00EvelethOrb· 15 min
Lights above Eveleth Mn in mid 70's
Show on map - 1 Oct 1974 · 20:00DeerwoodOther· 2 s
Sighting 3 An incidence occurred in mid-October, 1974. I picked my son up from wrestling practice in the evening after school. We live
Show on map - 1 Oct 1973 · 20:30North St. PaulTriangle· 2 min
Large triangular space craft sighted above North Senior High School' football field, in North St. Paul, MN in early October 1, 1973
Show on map - 15 Oct 1968 · 02:00HastingsTriangle· 2 min
Perfect semi circle vapor trail left as soundless UFO makes a turn-around overhead.
Show on map In October 1967, 2 Disks sited heading north over Minneapolis MN.
Show on mapA dull-orange craft sped southbound at low altitude and high speed toward the general direction of the airport.
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Where these reports come from
Reports are from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) public database: what members of the public said they saw, in their own words. Nobody has checked them, and most sightings have ordinary explanations.