On the evening of October 22, 2007 several independent groups of witnesses saw bright lights in the sky over eastern South Dakota and Northern Nebraska. It was first thought that these lights could be the result of military exercises. However, efforts to confirm this have failed. Ellsworth AFB near Rapid City, South Dakota says that they do not conduct excercises in the area of this sighting. Calls to Offutt AFB in Southeast Nebraska have not yielded any information in whether exercises are conducted in this area. A later report from Colume, South Dakota indicates that these sightings on October 22 could be military flares dropped from aircraft. Another report from a very reliable source on October 23 saw similar lights in the same general area. He is reasonably convinced that the lights were not military flares and had no explanation. Given all of these reports no explanation can be rendered for the source of these lights.

- Kimball, South Dakota
15 Witnesses in "Hunting Party" See Bright Erratic Moving Lights

Location of Sighting by Hunting Party at Kimball, South Dakota

- 7 Miles West of Platte, South Dakota
Several Vehicles View Bright Erratic Moving Lights in the Sky From From Highway

Map Showing Location of Sighting and Overview Map of South Dakota
(Southeast South Dakota About 50 Miles West of Sioux Falls)

- Burton, Nebraska
Woman Sees Lights Appear, Disappear, & Reappear in Different Section of Sky

Map Showing Location of Burton, Nebraska.
Burton is in Extreme Northeast Nebraska

- 60 Miles West of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (October 23)
Man Sees Several Large Lights to The Southeast at Low Altitude

Map Showing Location of Witness When Experienced Sighting.