UFO sightings by place
UFO sightings in Minnesota: 144 reports
SkyUnknown lists 144 UFO sightings in Minnesota, from 1948 to 1968, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA). The busiest year was 1966, with 21 cases.
For these 144 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.
Most frequently named places: Duluth (26), Minneapolis (11), Hibbing (4), St. Paul (3), and St Paul (3).
- cases
- 144
- unidentified
- 0
- period
- 1948–1968
- source
- 1
Notable cases
The most complete records: account of the sighting, conclusion of the official investigation.
- Conclusion not availableDecember 1968
Williams
Minnesota, United States
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableNovember 1968
Duluth
Minnesota, United States
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableNovember 1968
Silver Bay
Minnesota, United States
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableDecember 1967
Duluth
Minnesota, United States
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableOctober 1967
Duluth AFB
Minnesota, United States
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableSeptember 1967
BRAINERD
Minnesota, United States
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableAugust 1967
Baudette
Minnesota, United States
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableAugust 1967
Moose Lake
Minnesota, United States
Project Blue Book (NARA)
- Conclusion not availableJuly 1967
Wayzata
Minnesota, United States
Project Blue Book (NARA)
Other states
All sightings
| Date | Place | Status | Identified cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 1968 | Williams | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1968 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1968 | Silver Bay | Conclusion not available | |
| December 1967 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| October 1967 | Duluth AFB | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1967 | BRAINERD | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1967 | Baudette | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1967 | Moose Lake | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1967 | Wayzata | Conclusion not available | |
| June 1967 | Excelsior | Conclusion not available | |
| April 1967 | Minneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| March 1967 | Pelions Rapids | Conclusion not available | |
| March 1967 | Proctor | Conclusion not available | |
| March 1967 | Rochester | Conclusion not available | |
| March 1967 | SEBEKA | Conclusion not available | |
| March 1967 | St. Paul | Conclusion not available | |
| February 1967 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| February 1967 | Minnesota | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1967 | Howard Lake | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1967 | Peterson | Conclusion not available | |
| December 1966 | Minneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1966 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1966 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1966 | Hibbing | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1966 | Minneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1966 | Saginaw | Conclusion not available | |
| October 1966 | Minneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1966 | Duluth, Floodwood | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1966 | Finland AFS | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1966 | Hibbing | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1966 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1966 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1966 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1966 | Fonculac | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1966 | Minnesota | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1966 | St Paul | Conclusion not available | |
| June 1966 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| April 1966 | Bovey | Conclusion not available | |
| March 1966 | Twig | Conclusion not available | |
| February 1966 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1966 | W Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| October 1965 | Lone-Prairie | Conclusion not available | |
| October 1965 | St. George | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1965 | Chisholm | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1965 | Clover | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1965 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1965 | Sauk Centre | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1965 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1965 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1965 | Holmcraft | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1965 | Lake Melissa | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1965 | Pierz | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1965 | Pine City | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1965 | Proctor | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1965 | Glencoe | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1965 | Rochester | Conclusion not available | |
| June 1965 | Wayzatta | Conclusion not available | |
| April 1965 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| April 1965 | Dundee | Conclusion not available | |
| February 1965 | Hibbing | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1964 | Soudan | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1964 | Mankato | Conclusion not available | |
| February 1964 | Ely | Conclusion not available | |
| April 1963 | Cloquet | Conclusion not available | |
| April 1963 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| March 1963 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| February 1963 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1963 | Minneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1962 | Montevideo | Conclusion not available | |
| October 1962 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| October 1962 | Moorehead | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1962 | Eveleth | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1962 | Gary | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1962 | Jackson | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1962 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| March 1962 | Wadena AFS | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1962 | St. Paul | Conclusion not available | |
| October 1961 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1961 | Detroit Lakes | Conclusion not available | |
| May 1961 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| February 1961 | Silver Bay & Gilbert | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1961 | 6 Mi W of Cloquet | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1961 | 60 mi NNE of Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1961 | Buhl | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1961 | Holt | Conclusion not available | |
| December 1960 | Virginia | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1960 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1960 | Grand Portage | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1960 | Moose Lake | Conclusion not available | |
| April 1960 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1960 | Baudette | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1959 | Emmons | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1959 | Golden Valley | Conclusion not available | |
| December 1957 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1957 | Finland AFS | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1957 | Hopkins, Minnesota & St. Paul | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1957 | Menneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1957 | Wadena | Conclusion not available | |
| December 1956 | Chandler AFS | Conclusion not available | |
| December 1956 | Woodstock | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1956 | Brainerd | Conclusion not available | |
| June 1956 | St Louis Park | Conclusion not available | |
| April 1956 | Snelling AFB, St Paul | Conclusion not available | |
| February 1956 | Beaulieu | Conclusion not available | |
| February 1956 | Grand Maria | Conclusion not available | |
| December 1955 | McIntosh | Conclusion not available | |
| October 1955 | Minneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| October 1955 | Minnesota | Conclusion not available | |
| September 1955 | St Paul | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1955 | Crystal | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1955 | St Paul | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1955 | Wadena | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1955 | 20 Mi NW of Minneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1955 | Anoka | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1955 | St Cloud | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1955 | St. Cloud | Conclusion not available | |
| May 1955 | Alexandria | Conclusion not available | |
| May 1955 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1954 | Minneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1954 | St. Cloud | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1954 | Duluth | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1954 | Waterville | Conclusion not available | |
| June 1954 | 400 Miles South Of Minneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| December 1953 | MINNEAPOLIS | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1953 | MINNEAPOLIS | Conclusion not available | |
| October 1953 | Minneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| October 1953 | Waubun | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1953 | Minneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| April 1953 | Detroit Lakes | Conclusion not available | |
| February 1953 | Finland | Conclusion not available | |
| January 1953 | Hopkins | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1952 | DULUTH | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1952 | Minneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1952 | Navarro | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1952 | St. Paul | Conclusion not available | |
| July 1952 | ST. PAUL | Conclusion not available | |
| May 1952 | Deephaven | Conclusion not available | |
| April 1952 | Ada | Conclusion not available | |
| April 1952 | Waskish | Conclusion not available | |
| December 1951 | Hastings | Conclusion not available | |
| November 1951 | Mankato | Conclusion not available | |
| October 1951 | Minneapolis | Conclusion not available | |
| March 1950 | Hibbing | Conclusion not available | |
| August 1948 | Hamel | Conclusion not available |
The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method