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Analysis of Rapid City, South Dakota UFO Sightings in 2001
We analyzed all 2 UFO sighting reports in Rapid City, South Dakota to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "light" (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- August was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Thursday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- 08/30/01 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (1 reports, 50.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Rapid City, South Dakota from 2001
These Rapid City, South Dakota UFO reports from 2001 are presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Full Report Text:
I have never seen anything like this before. It kind of scared me. I was looking up into the sky looking for the space station that was was to pass over.
I then seen somthing that at firt looked like a gagle of geese flying in a "V". I then saw a streamer like thing, and thought that it looks like a tail of a shooting star. It then hit me that I was not looking at anything I have ever seen before.
It looked like a arrow flying through the air about 150 to 200 yards in the air, and thare was now sound from the thing at all. I dont know what I saw but if somone may know I would sur like to know.
Full Report Text:
many light objects flying around in an area looking to the soutwest, i saw something that i thought was maybe fireworks then noticed that it was light objects flying around an area about 30 degrees above the horizon they would sometimes appear to chase each other but mostly in a random pattern they would fly at a high rate of speed and then change direction at the same rate without hesitation---after about 45 min a slow plane or helicopter came from the north over the area--it had two bright large red lights on each end of it and a strobe in the middle--after that, we saw the objects no more. the plane flew off to the south and southeast toward ellsworth air force base---we lost track of it becase of trees. thanks.
Rapid City, South Dakota UFO Sightings From 2001 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Light | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Triangle | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Rapid City, South Dakota UFO Sightings From 2001 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| August | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| October | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Rapid City, South Dakota UFO Sightings From 2001 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Monday | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Rapid City, South Dakota UFO Sightings From 2001 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 08/30/01 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| 10/15/01 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Rapid City, South Dakota UFO Sightings From 2001 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
| Evening | 16:00 - 19:59 | 1 reported sightings | 50.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Rapid City, South Dakota
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Rapid City, South Dakota.
All South Dakota Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2001
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in South Dakota in 2001. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in South Dakota in 2001.
| City | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid City | 2 UFO Reports | Rapid City, South Dakota UFO Sightings in 2001 |
| Mission | 1 UFO Reports | Mission, South Dakota UFO Sightings in 2001 |
| Iroquois | 1 UFO Reports | Iroquois, South Dakota UFO Sightings in 2001 |
| Springfield | 1 UFO Reports | Springfield, South Dakota UFO Sightings in 2001 |
| Spearfish | 1 UFO Reports | Spearfish, South Dakota UFO Sightings in 2001 |