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Lead, South Dakota UFO Sightings in 2004

This page aggregates and analyzes all UFO sighting reports made in Lead, South Dakota during 2004.

How many UFO sightings were there in Lead, South Dakota in 2004?

  • There was 1 officially reported UFO sighting in Lead in 2004.
  • Lead ranks #3 on the list of cities with the most reported UFO sightings in South Dakota in 2004.

South Dakota cities with the most UFO sightings in 2004

Rank City Number of Reports
1 Rapid City, SD 2 UFO Reports
2 Salem, SD 1 UFO Reports
3 Lead, SD 1 UFO Reports
4 Sisseton, SD 1 UFO Reports
5 Watertown, SD 1 UFO Reports

Analysis of Lead, South Dakota UFO Sightings in 2004

We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Lead, South Dakota to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:

UFO Reports in Lead, South Dakota from 2004

These Lead, South Dakota UFO reports from 2004 are presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.

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Lead, SD

Full Report Text:

light in the sky flashed once approx. every 2 minutes but never moved. Stayed in one location and flashed once every 2 minutes! My family and I were at Iron Creek Lake (located in the Black Hills of South Dakota) camping over the weekend.

It was around:00 am Sunday morning (9-12-04 - just after midnight) and I was sitting outside all by myself gazing at the stars. It was then that I noticed a light flash in the sky. It wasn't a big bright light or anything beyond the imagination, but it flashed once and that was it.

at least that's what I thought. I thought for a second that maybe I was just seeing things. But about 2 minutes later, it flashed again.

So I started counting. I was counting a little slow, but when I hit 1:45 (one minute 45 seconds) it flashed again. The weird thing was the fact that it wasn't moving.

It stayed in the same spot and flashed every 2 minutes concistently for the 30 minutes that I watched, and it never changed locations. I know it wasn't a satellite because I've seen satellites and it was bigger than that, and it didn't move. It wasn't a star, it wasn't a plane, and it wasn't a helicopter.

I have no idea what it was, nor will I try to come up with ideas, but I would definately like to know what it was if anyone knows anything else about it. If it would have been a constant light, it would have looked just like a star.I know that much.

If anyone knows anything about this, please let me know!.

09/12/04 1:00 AM

UFO Shape: flash

Lasted: 30 minutes

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Lead, South Dakota UFO Sightings From 2004 By Shape

This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.

Shape / Appearance Sightings % Of Total
Flash 1 reported sightings 100.00% of all reports

Lead, South Dakota UFO Sightings From 2004 By Month

This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.

Month Sightings % Of Total
September 1 reported sightings 100.00% of all reports

Lead, South Dakota UFO Sightings From 2004 By Weekday

This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.

Weekday Sightings % Of Total
Sunday 1 reported sightings 100.00% of all reports

Lead, South Dakota UFO Sightings From 2004 By Date (Top 5)

This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.

Date Sightings % Of Total
09/12/04 1 reported sightings 100.00% of all reports

Lead, South Dakota UFO Sightings From 2004 By Time

This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.

Time Of Day Hours Sightings % Of Total
Late night 00:00 - 03:59 1 reported sightings 100.00% of all reports

Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Lead, South Dakota

These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Lead, South Dakota.

Year Number of Reports View Reports
2004 1 UFO Reports Lead, South Dakota UFO Sightings in 2004

All South Dakota Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2004

These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in South Dakota in 2004. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in South Dakota in 2004.