Nya fenomen i Finland / Spökraketer även över Finland

This document is a compilation of press reports from June 1946 regarding sightings of 'ghost rockets' in Finland. On the evening of Sunday, June 9, 1946, at 22:17, a luminous object was observed in Helsinki moving from the northeast to the southwest. The object suddenly extinguished, leaving a smoke trail visible for several minutes at an altitude of 300 to 400 meters. A similar phenomenon was reported in Salo, where an object moved toward the ground, turned south, and disappeared, followed by an explosion-like sound. Two witnesses, one in Dickursby and one in Helsinki, compared their observations and concluded they saw the phenomenon from the same angle, suggesting it was at a significant altitude despite its appearance. Further reports from the eastern archipelago describe a rocket moving in a north-southwest direction, with a tail that remained visible for several minutes. These reports confirm that the rocket exploded, with an estimated altitude of 10,000 meters. Professor Gustaf Järnefelt, in a statement to Nya Pressen, suggested the phenomena were common meteorites. Dr. Ölander, an observer at the university observatory, also witnessed the event and characterized it as a shooting star of unusual intensity.