UFO Sightings in South Dakota
365 UFO sightings reported in South Dakota since 1947, peaking in 2012 (27 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 365
- Span
- 1947–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (27 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1947–2022 · peak 2012 (27 reports)
Top cities in South Dakota
Sioux Falls
1947–2022 · peak 2015 (10 reports)
Rapid City
1995–2021 · peak 2009 (5 reports)
Yankton
1987–2022 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Huron
2003–2020 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Mitchell
2000–2019 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Brookings
2009–2022 · peak 2016 (2 reports)
Sturgis
2004–2021 · peak 2021 (2 reports)
Eagle Butte
1994–2009 · peak 2005 (2 reports)
Pierre
1998–2017 · peak 2010 (2 reports)
Brandon
2010–2019 · peak 2019 (3 reports)
Hot Springs
1994–2020 · peak 1994 (1 reports)
Egan
1997–2015 · peak 2009 (2 reports)
Spearfish
2001–2016 · peak 2001 (1 reports)
Mission
2001–2017 · peak 2001 (1 reports)
Sisseton
2002–2019 · peak 2002 (1 reports)
Watertown
2004–2014 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Aberdeen
1956–2016 · peak 1956 (1 reports)
Dell Rapids
1947–2016 · peak 1947 (1 reports)
Belle Fourche
1995–2019 · peak 1995 (1 reports)
Hartford
1997–2017 · peak 1997 (1 reports)
White Owl · SD, USA
UFO analyzes missile site.
Zell (farm outside of) · SD, USA
small disk shaped object, weaving in between high voltage lines, 20 to 30 feet over my head, broad daylight, dull gray in color and emi
Badlands · SD, USA
On a clear night in the Badlands, South Dakota, witnesses reported two objects tracing a large circle in the sky before disappearing at high speed in June 1968, during a ninety-second sighting.
Yankton (Gavins Point Dam) · SD, USA
Blue sky black, beam of light, South Dakota camp rangers on blow horns "what you have just seen was a rare phenomenon of the weather.
Rapid City (Ellsworth AFB) · SD, USA
I KNOW THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, AND I BELIEVE HE IS TELLING IT THE WAY HE KNOW'S IT.
Rapid City (Ellsworth AFB) · SD, USA
Near Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, South Dakota in the summer of 1966, a witness reported disk-shaped objects near the Minuteman missile silos, over several hours.
Interior (near) · SD, USA
Near Interior, South Dakota in April 1966, a witness reported a disk-shaped object along with an apparent magnetic disturbance, over about fifteen minutes.
Hazel · SD, USA
Witnesses near Hazel, South Dakota reported a brief unidentified object sighting in May 1963, described as corroborating a separate report from nearby Goodwin, South Dakota.
Hazel · SD, USA
Corrected version of previous submission which I had sublitted about two hours prior to this one... (I had the direction of flight path
Goodwin · SD, USA
Witnesses driving on a rural highway near Goodwin, South Dakota reported a bright light accompanied by a buzzing noise that caused their car to stop, in a sighting lasting about one hour.
Aberdeen · SD, USA
Traveled south to north at a slow speed,(90deg. of arc in two min). Size of a half dollar coin at arms length, had a neon orange glow.
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
A witness in Sioux Falls, South Dakota reported a narrow, light-colored, unidentified object in the sky on July 4, 1947.
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.
Winner · SD, USA
Last few weeks have seen these objects that flash green red and white lights. They are stationary then slowly move to the south. This
Sturgis · SD, USA
triangle shaped craft flies over campground in sturgis south dakota