Formation over Sturgis, SD
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The report, as filed
At the Buffalo Chip in Sturgis in the campground in front of Bikini Beach. 4 silent crafts in very close formation and very low flew over at high speed. They were barely visible with only a glow, and so close it looked like they were only one craft. One craft on the left side broke off from the others straight to the left. Was like a fighter jet formation buzzing the campground, but silent and way fast! ((BEGIN ADDENDUM #1 FROM WITNESS)) Sorry about the confusing date, you got it correct though it was the 9th of this month. I also saw a bright light just sitting in the sky like a real bright “star” and then it started moving slowly down towards the horizon. This was on the 7th, a couple of nights before I saw the formation, the formation was just so awesome I had to look online and see if I could find any one posting about it, that’s when I found your site. I spottted this one at the house we were were renting at the house address listed below from my post in Sturgis. I watch the sky all the time and see plenty of satellites and this didn’t follow the normal path of any I have seen. Usually they just go straight out and disappear out of sight getting dimmer and dimmer, not down towards the horizon like this one. I recorded it but the file is too big to email on here, can I send you a sendspace link for you to download it? Not sure if you are familiar with there service but it lets you upload larger files and then I can send you a link to download. Or if you have another way let me know. Thanks, ((name deleted)) ((END ADDENDUM #1)) ((BEGIN ADDENDUM #2))
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #142627). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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