Appearance / Description of Object(s)

Bluish "fireball" I put the fireball in quotes because that is how I remember it.

Size of Object(s)

Relative size: It appeared to hover above the trees about 50 ft or so, and was maybe 200 yds or so away, seemed to be about 1/4 the size of a tree that was 50 yds away. Actual size: unknown

Description of Area / Surroundings

Outskirts of Rapid City, SD. In the hills in a wooded area.

Full Description & Details

I think I was in 2nd grade, but it could have also been 4th (don't remember). I enjoyed setting up a tent in the woods next to our house occasionaly to go camping with my friends. My friend woke me up in the middle of the night and told me to look outside, I did and saw a large bluish "fireball" hovering above the trees that looked like it couldn't be but 250 yds away. I turned back into the tent to get something (can't remember what) and when I turned back to look at it, it was gone.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

Possibly, maybe the moon with an over active imagination

Witness Background

Graduated high school, attempted college, spent 6 years in the Navy, currently work in the nuclear power industry

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

New some about UFOs as a kid, my friend and I joked after the fact that we had been abducted and would playact in the playground about being abducted.

Other Comments

Father worked for Project Bluebook and had been to Area 51

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