Formation over Mitchell, SD
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On the Evening of May 24th, 2019, there was a straight line formation of over 30 bright white orbs flying south. This lasted less than five minutes as it flew directly south, all in formation, spacing from nearly right over each other as well as trailing hundreds of miles back in the far sky.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #146355). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-05-21 → 2019-06-07
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