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UFO sightings by place

UFO sightings in South Dakota: 39 reports

SkyUnknown lists 39 UFO sightings in South Dakota, from 1947 to 1969, drawn from official records: Project Blue Book (NARA). The busiest year was 1966, with 7 cases.

For these 39 cases, the source gives no conclusion: Project Blue Book conclusions sit in scanned files not yet transcribed.

Most frequently named places: Rapid City (6), Aberdeen (2), Ellsworth AFB (2), and Sioux Falls (2).

cases
39
unidentified
0
period
1947–1969
source
1
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Notable cases

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Other states

Sightings by decade

1
1940s17
1950s21
1960s

All sightings

DatePlaceStatus
May 1969Pine RidgeConclusion not available
August 1967MilbankConclusion not available
October 1966WallConclusion not available
August 1966ParkstonConclusion not available
August 1966Sioux FallsConclusion not available
July 1966AberdeenConclusion not available
July 1966FairpointConclusion not available
May 1966VermillionConclusion not available
January 1966South of Ellsworth AFBConclusion not available
December 1965AberdeenConclusion not available
July 1965WataugaConclusion not available
March 1965WatertownConclusion not available
February 1965South DakotaConclusion not available
September 1964Rapid CityConclusion not available
July 1964PickstownConclusion not available
July 1964Rapid CityConclusion not available
November 1961GettysburgConclusion not available
October 1961Gettysburg AFSConclusion not available
March 1961MelletteConclusion not available
August 1960Sioux FallsConclusion not available
June 196015 mi SW LeadConclusion not available
October 1959GarrestonConclusion not available
May 19598 Mi E Of Rapid CityConclusion not available
January 1959N Of DeadwoodConclusion not available
September 1958Ellsworth AFBConclusion not available
August 1958Rapid CityConclusion not available
December 1957Ellsworth AFBConclusion not available
March 1957Rapid CityConclusion not available
December 1956BelvidereConclusion not available
November 1956Clear LakeConclusion not available
November 1956KadokaConclusion not available
November 1956Rapid CityConclusion not available
November 1956Redfield & McLoughlinConclusion not available
January 1956Lake AndesConclusion not available
July 1954Camp Crook, Rapid CityConclusion not available
September 1953Rapid CityConclusion not available
August 1953OnidaConclusion not available
September 1952WHITE LAKEConclusion not available
August 1947Rapid City AFB, WeaverConclusion not available
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The figures on this page are computed from the official records cited on each case. See sources and method