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CaseUnknown1947

Dell Rapids, SD, USA

A witness in Dell Rapids, South Dakota reported several round, silver, plate-like objects moving across the sky on July 5, 1947.

Report quality: Moderate49/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Detailed witness text (128 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1947-07-05
Where
Dell Rapids, SD, USA
Shape
Unknown
Duration
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Geo
43.826, -96.706 · exact
Slug
unknown-over-dell-rapids-sd-1947-c7222a
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  • Historical wave1947

    The Summer of the Saucers

    United States (nationwide within two weeks of Arnold)

    Kenneth Arnold's June 24 sighting near Mt. Rainier — nine crescent objects 'skipping like saucers' — was misrendered by the press as 'flying saucers', and within days America saw them everywhere. On July 8, Roswell Army…

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  • Dell Rapids, SD has 3 sightings on file here.
  • 1947 brought 2 reports from South Dakota.

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