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Rapid City box formation

June 1, 1952, 6 p.m.
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

Unresolved

Representative drawing from the Cigars page, not this specific sighting.

"long silver objects"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

At least five long silver objects flew in a neat box formation behind a leader for 15 to 20 seconds.

Witnesses

Airman First Class Beatty and two civilians

Explanation

Unresolved

Sources

Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1952ufologie.patrickgross.org
The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.