Unknown over Crooks, SD
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Hovered due east of fireworks at about 1000-1500 ft above ground level. Thought it was a plane initially. But it did not move. Then thought it was a helicopter. But the lights were not standard navigation lights used on aircraft. Object hovered for a good 5 or 10 minutes, then slowly descended below tree line. Did not get photos. The area in question is just mainly farmland. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #127715). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-06-01 → 2016-06-18