June 30, 1948 — Hecla, SD
A couple are driving near Hecla, South Dakota, when they see an unusual star. They stop the car and get out, but it is not moving. They drive on and stop again. A few pieces break off the original star and arrange themselves in a triangle formation. They all now look like polished aluminum; they rise to a great height and vanish. [Eberhart]
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Sources:
Michael D. Swords, “Project Sign and the Estimate of the Situation,” JUFOS 7 (2000): 45–46;
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 94, p. 35;
Michael Swords and Robert Powell, UFOs and Government, p. 57;
