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)
Spearfish Canyon · SD, USA
At aproximatly 18:20 Hrs. I was working outside in our parking lot and happened to look up at the moon and the bright planet to its low
Little River · SD, USA
orange lights in a L shape
Pickstown · SD, USA
Meteorite-like object tracking across the entire sky from east to west moving at a tremendous speed.
Webster · SD, USA
ME AND A FEW FRIENDS SAW AN EGG SHAPED CRAFT ON A COUNTY ROAD. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
Vermillion · SD, USA
Darker than night rectangle with dim lights
Rockerville · SD, USA
two triangles in the night sky
Sisseton · SD, USA
Strange jet fighter formations in the middle of the night.
Oglala · SD, USA
the objects were sighted at 12:37 pm and it was a bunch of them it appeared to be 11 to 15 and they were siraling altogether in one big
Hot Springs · SD, USA
5 points of light moiving quickly and erratically at different times
Huron · SD, USA
A triangular shape light that hovered for about 2 min and then just faded away.
Ft. Thompson · SD, USA
freaky mann...........................................
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
12/7/02 - Tear shaped white light that shot straight up out of sight.
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
Have seen numerous objects over sky north of Sioux Falls in past few months.
Spearfish · SD, USA
I saw a cigar shaped, glowing blue object travelling at a high rate of speed.
Sisseton · SD, USA
Intelligent white light floating above us. Took off when it knew we seen it.
Eagle Butte · SD, USA
Red and blue lights, turning real bright.
Rapid City · SD, USA
spooky light that shines at you but tries to act like a star in a constellation afterwards.
Rapid City · SD, USA
A single point of light, similar to a satellite, was seen moving erratically across the night sky over the Black Hills of SD.
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
Grouping of rectangular or triangular objects, hovering, dancing around each other, absolutely silent, then rapid accleration.
Mission · SD, USA
T WAS SHAPED LIKE NOTHING IVE EVER SAW, AND IT WAS SCARY AND COOL AT THE SAME TIME.
Rapid City · SD, USA
I have never seen anything like this before. It kind of scared me.
Iroquois · SD, USA
Bright oval light moving west to east near the North Star
Rapid City · SD, USA
many light objects flying around in an area
Springfield · SD, USA
((HOAX??)) A slow red moving object,going about 3miles per hours,leaving SpringField going towards Tyndall.
Spearfish · SD, USA
On a camping trip, I saw what I've been waiting for all my life.