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Analysis of Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2016
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Mankato, Minnesota to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "oval" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- August was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Wednesday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 08/10/16 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the late night, between the hours of 00:00 - 03:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Mankato, Minnesota from 2016
These Mankato, Minnesota UFO reports from 2016 are presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Full Report Text:
Dim shape in night sky making incredible movements. I had been watching the sky in a dark area for meteors from the recent meteor shower when I saw something fairly dim moving like a satellite but with a silhouette of a shape that was probably twice as long as it was wide. The lighting was steady, no flashing, but again very dim, if even light at all and not just some faint reflection.
It was moving from east to west as I looked towards the north initially, at a fairly decent pace, but nothing unusual for known aircraft. After a couple of seconds it began to move laterally in a fast and seemingly random zig zag pattern. Never turning itself, and with no hesitation in its directional changes.
This went on for maybe 2-4 seconds until it snapped back into its straight line steady pace only this time going back from the direction it came from (west to east) and faded away shortly after that. This is without a doubt the first time in my life where I would confidently say that I had seen a UFO of some kind, based simply on the movement of the object. I recall feeling pretty depressed as I watched it fade away, knowing there was nobody else there to see it with me, and that it didn't hang out longer, and perhaps show off a bit.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD)).
Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 2016 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Oval | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 2016 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| August | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 2016 By Weekday
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.
| Weekday | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 2016 By Date (Top 5)
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.
| Date | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| 08/10/16 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings From 2016 By Time
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.
| Time Of Day | Hours | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late night | 00:00 - 03:59 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Mankato, Minnesota
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Mankato, Minnesota.
| Year | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2023 |
| 2020 | 2 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2020 |
| 2019 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2019 |
| 2016 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2016 |
| 2014 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2014 |
| 2011 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2011 |
| 2007 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2007 |
| 2004 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2004 |
| 2002 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2002 |
| 2000 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 2000 |
| 1997 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 1997 |
| 1995 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 1995 |
| 1990 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 1990 |
| 1988 | 1 UFO Reports | Mankato, Minnesota UFO Sightings in 1988 |
All Minnesota Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2016
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Minnesota in 2016. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Minnesota in 2016.