Rapport ang. ljusfenomen (Report regarding light phenomenon) — 26/6 1946

This document is a formal report from the Gothenburg Defence District, dated June 26, 1946, addressed to the Air Defence Department of the Swedish Defence Staff. The report details a sighting of an aerial phenomenon that occurred on the night between June 22 and June 23, 1946. Two cadets, participating in a youth camp for landstorm boys located at Gottskär, observed the event at 23:50. The witnesses were positioned 300 meters south of road junction p 20, approximately 1 kilometer northwest of Gottskär. The phenomenon was described as a glowing, red-colored sphere observed at a very high altitude. It was moving on a straight, southeast course before it dissolved, accompanied by the appearance of smoke and sparks. The reporting officer, Lieutenant Karl-Henrik Wilén, explicitly stated that there was no possibility of confusion with aircraft, rockets, or similar objects, and he affirmed that both witnesses were considered fully credible.