Bismark, N.D., August 1954August 1954

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Summary

On August 24-25, 1954, multiple civilian witnesses in Bismarck, North Dakota reported seeing orange and red tracers moving across the night sky. The objects made no sound and disappeared quickly. Witnesses described them as solid. Between 10 and 12 objects were observed at different times over a period of 5 to 6 seconds each. The objects moved in various directions, initially southerly, then eastward, then back north to south. The objects were seen at approximately 2,000 feet altitude during light rain. The Air Force investigation noted that the reliability of observers was unknown. The official conclusion was that the sighting was a meteor shower.

Reported location

Bismark, N.D., August 1954

Date of incident

August 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
24-25 August 1954

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local _______________
GMT Night

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
5-6 sec each

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Orange and red tracers across sky. No sound. Disappeared quickly. Appeared to be solid.

2. LOCATION
Bismark, N.D.

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual    Ground-Radar
Air-Visual        Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Civilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
10-12

9. COURSE
Various

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft SHOWER
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Meteor Shower

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