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)
Brookings · SD, USA
Ball of light accelerating overhead into the distance
Brookings · SD, USA
4 disks appear getting bigger and bigger than disappearing
Hill City · SD, USA
As I was leaving Hill City this morning going back to Rapid City, I saw a bright point of light.
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
Large tail with multicolored light at head, big and was visible for a duration
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
Round, like a cluster of tiny diamond, with slow changing, turning?, or moving pattern, intermittent vacuole(s)
Yankton · SD, USA
I first saw this cigar shape fairly brightin the northern sky, there was glowing around it on two sides, like if it was shining light.
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
We were walking and saw a weird non-blinking shape
Marion · SD, USA
White dot with 3 cloudy rings with top and bottom truncated. Diameter 2 ft of my vision. Fades to nothing in 60 Seconds
Russellville · SD, USA
Spiral ufo changing shape
Rapid City · SD, USA
I saw several crafts move both quickly and remain stationary.
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
Silent black mass moved silently above residential home, appeared boomerang shaped but video suggests cigar/changing. Moved Southeast.
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
suspending in one place for a longtime square no movement
Piedmont · SD, USA
Very large oval ball the same color of the mixed gray and white clouds
Sturgis · SD, USA
Multiple streaks in same spot, followed by slower one
Sturgis · SD, USA
Bright, lime green fireball in the sky
Rapid City · SD, USA
70 lights all moving around sky. Initially look like stars but are rapidly blinking. An seemingly in atmosphere. Some are orange.some a
Huron · SD, USA
Line of moving lights in sky
Hot springs · SD, USA
Fast approaching object turned into 3 green glowing bow shapes, then as it passed over the house light went out and it was metal object
Yankton · SD, USA
2 orange lights hovering slowly before flickering out west of Yankton/North of Gavins Point Dam
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
Bright large shape turns red
Red Iron/Clear Lake · SD, USA
My significant other was in the lake without son playing and splashing around, when he asked me "what's that in the sky?"I ig
Brookings · SD, USA
The singular object I saw was a brown darkish flat, circular, and shiny that was traveling around 35-40 MPH
Madison · SD, USA
Small burst of light that resembled a shooting star, but much much closer. Lasted approximately 5 seconds.
406 Pine St Lot 2 · SD, USA
'So-called' air traffic/thunder storm brings UFO to our skys.
Rapid City · SD, USA
50 spaced lights,going sw to be at speeds similar to known space lab,etc. Could see 8-10 at a time.