Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report — O. Chris, Sweden, 12 July 1946
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A report from the Swedish National Defence Research Institute regarding a sighting of a green, comet-like object on July 9, 1946. The author concludes the object was likely a small meteor.
This document is a report dated July 12, 1946, addressed to the Military Staffs in Stockholm from the National Defence Research Institute. The report details a sighting that occurred on July 9, 1946, at 14:37. The witness, who was located 4 to 5 kilometers east of O. Chris village and approximately 2 miles from Västervik, observed a comet-like object traveling from the west toward the sea at an angle of approximately 70 degrees. The object was described as a green sphere with a tail. After approximately two seconds of observation, the object dissolved at an altitude of about 15 degrees, leaving behind a bright green smoke. The witness noted that no impact could be observed and the distance was impossible to estimate. The report concludes with the author's firm opinion that the object was a small meteor.
Min bestämda uppfattning är att det var en mindre meteor.
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Official Assessment
My firm opinion is that it was a smaller meteor.
The witness observed a green, comet-like object moving west to east over the sea, which disintegrated into green smoke after two seconds.