Triangle over Bruce, SD
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The report, as filed
Looking S-SW at about 75 degrees up from the horizon. It was moving slowly to the east. The object appeared to be slightly smaller than the size of a full moon. It appeared to be a bright light behind a distinct V shaped object. A cloud started to form above the V. The cloud was lit up by the light emitting from the object. The cloud was moving away from the object, to the north, but it was also moving to the east at the same rate of speed as the object. The bright light and the V shape became dimmer as it moved to the east-south east, but there was a halo effect that was there until the last moments. The cloud dissipated at about the same rate. I have watched the ISS fly by many times. This was much brighter. The distinct V shape that was visible early on was very interesting. Could it have been the ISS?
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #168774). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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