Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Report on Light Phenomena Observed in Finland on June 9, 1946
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A 1946 Finnish military report concludes that light phenomena observed on June 9, 1946, were likely a meteor. The assessment was based on 30 witness reports and calculated a specific trajectory, altitude, and speed.
This document is a report from the Military Attaché in Helsinki, dated July 12, 1946, addressed to the Chief of the Defense Staff's Foreign Department. It concerns light phenomena observed in Finland on June 9, 1946. The report states that experts, including Captain Palosuo (Air Force meteorologist), Dr. Kukkamäki of the Geodetic Institute, and Dr. Sucksdorff of the Meteorological Central Institute, concluded that the phenomenon was most likely a meteor. The assessment was based on approximately 30 reports, which allowed for the determination of a flight path from Björneborg-Nokia (west of Tammerfors) to Kotka-Fredrikshamn. The estimated altitude was 40,000 meters, and the estimated speed was 2,800 km/h. The report notes that no similar observations had been reported before or after this event.
Luftstridskrafternas meteorolog, (kapten Palosuo), Dr. Kukkamäki vid Geodetiska institutet och Dr. Sucksdorff vid Meteorologiska centralanstalten anse, att fenomenet med största grad av sannolikhet varit en meteor.
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Official Assessment
The phenomenon was in all likelihood a meteor.
Based on approximately 30 reports, the trajectory was determined to be from Björneborg-Nokia to Kotka-Fredrikshamn at an altitude of approximately 40,000 meters and a speed of approximately 2,800 km/h.
Key Persons
- PalosuoCaptain, meteorologist for the Air Force
- KukkamäkiDoctor at the Geodetic Institute
- SucksdorffDoctor at the Meteorological Central Institute