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)
Pierre · SD, USA
I was outside on my deck last night after I put my daughter to bed when I happened to see somewhat of a bright light outside moving at
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
Two pulsating orange balls moving from the south.
Wagner · SD, USA
Orange lights over Wagner/Lake Andes area. May be flares, can anyone confirm?
Huron · SD, USA
Fast moving orange light.
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
Fireball moving slowly.
Box Elder · SD, USA
Bright light in the sky.
Rapid City · SD, USA
05/06/2014 Lights Over Rapid City, South Dakota.
Brookings · SD, USA
Three flare-like objects at Brookings, SD.
Rapid City · SD, USA
Stationary lights hanging, dropping, then bouncing, then dropping and going out.
Sioux Falls · SD, USA
Orange ball on fire.
Yankton · SD, USA
Orange fire ball that made a weird humming noise.
Hartford · SD, USA
Orange glowing planet sized object on horizon.
Mitchell · SD, USA
Four lights moving east then suddenly west.
Rapid City · SD, USA
Flying something's?
Corona · SD, USA
3 triangular light forms. White, blue, green. Flashed across sky silently, and quickly. Another report on fb stated location.
Rapid City · SD, USA
Little blue green white and red flashing light, hovering of South East Rapid.
Mitchell · SD, USA
Saw lights in the sky that would turn on and off and split.
Mitchell · SD, USA
Orange light that fades out and reappears.
Rapid City · SD, USA
Bright top shaped light spinning very rapidly flashing green, blue and red.
Huron · SD, USA
It was flashing different color of lights and moving up and down.
Mission · SD, USA
A silent flaming disk traveling at a high rate of speed in the sky.
Black Hawk · SD, USA
Two glowing orange balls following one another across the sky
Summerset · SD, USA
Fast Blue Light.
Mission Hill · SD, USA
Two bright orange objects in the northern sky.
Rapid City · SD, USA
Star like object observed moving across S.D. sky very fast.