Unknown over Hill City, SD
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was leaving Hill City this morning while working, and just right outside of the town I saw a point in the sky. I watched it as I drove out, and it slowly started to disappear. I grew up near an airport and Ellsworth AFB, so I know what may sometimes seem odd, but then ends up being a plane. This was different. It held still until it faded out. I couldn't find any trace for the next ten minutes after seeing it.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #166625). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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