UFO sightings in North Dakota
There are 5 civilian UFO sighting reports from North Dakota in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1975 to 2008. The busiest year was 2001, with 2 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (2), disc (1) and sphere (1).
Most reports come from Napoleon (2), Mandan (1) and Minot (1), out of 4 places in the state with at least one report.
Recent sighting reports from North Dakota
All 5 reports, newest first.
- 19 Oct 2008 · 01:00MinotTriangle· 2 h
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.
Show on map - 25 Oct 2006 · 19:30MandanSphere· 5 min
10-25-06 Circle North Dakota 5 minutes Shiny object paused 10-15 seconds then began to zig-zag
Show on map - 27 Oct 2001 · 06:30NapoleonOrb· 10 min
Bright star like light doing loops, circles, then darting off.
Show on map - 27 Oct 2001 · 06:30NapoleonOrb· 10 min
Looked like a satelite, but made turns and loops
Show on map - 15 Oct 1975 · 18:00WillistonDisc· 5 min
Missing Time
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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.