Project 10073 Record Card — Bismark, N.D., 24-25 August 1954

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated teletype report regarding a sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena over Bismark, North Dakota, occurring on the night of August 24-25, 1954. The report details that between ten and twelve objects were observed by a witness identified as a member of the Ground Observer Corps (GOC). The witness described the objects as appearing like large, orange and red tracers moving across the sky. The objects were reported to have no sound, appeared to be solid, and disappeared quickly. The duration of each observation was noted as five to six seconds. The flight path of the objects was described as moving in a southerly direction, then shifting from east to west, and finally moving from north to south. At the time of the observation, the weather conditions included light rain. The report notes that the objects were seen by several other occupants of Bismark. The reliability of the primary observer is stated as unknown. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card identifies the phenomena as a meteor shower. The teletype communication, dated August 27, 1954, was transmitted from the 29th Air Division to the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.