Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report - Bismarck, North Dakota, 26 November 1968

This document contains official U.S. Air Force records regarding a UFO sighting reported on 26 November 1968, near Bismarck, North Dakota. The primary observers were personnel at the Bismarck Airport control tower, including Jack Wilhelm, Jack Reeves, and John Fishcer. According to the reports, the observers sighted two round, white-colored, star-like objects at approximately 2300Z. One object traveled north while the other traveled south. The objects were described as solid, self-luminous, and sharp-edged. The observers noted that the objects moved faster than conventional aircraft and did not behave like stars. At one point, the objects hovered close together before one moved to join the other, after which they disappeared in a northeasterly direction. A student pilot, Robert Watts, who was flying in the vicinity, also witnessed the objects and provided a description consistent with the tower personnel. The sighting was also reportedly tracked by an Air Force radar system based in Great Falls, Montana, which identified the objects as 'foreign'. The official conclusion provided by the Air Force for the Project 10073 record suggests the objects were possibly a satellite and a lighted balloon. The documentation includes completed 'Sighting of Unidentified Phenomena' questionnaires, a cover memo from Major Vollie E. Griffin of Detachment 14, HQ 1CEG (SAC), and a newspaper clipping detailing the event.