Correspondence regarding a fragment from an observed projectile in Njurunda, July 1946

On July 12, 1946, the editor of the newspaper Sundsvalls Tidning, A. Morelius, wrote to the Air Defense Department of the Swedish Defense Staff. The letter concerns an incident that occurred on July 9, 1946, between 14:00 and 14:30 at Norrvikssand in Njurunda parish, Västernorrland County. Witnesses, including a traffic pilot named Lindén and a Mrs. Söderlund, observed a 'projectile' that reportedly impacted the area where they owned summer villas. At the request of Captain Ragnar Westlin of the Lv 5 unit in Sundsvall, the editor submitted a physical fragment—described as a checkered film or paper strip—that had been recovered from the site. This fragment had been examined under a microscope by a Dr. Bäcklund at the Cellulose Company's research laboratory in Kubikenborg. The editor expressed hope that the fragment might be of interest for further research and requested that the Air Defense Department share any observations or conclusions they reached regarding the incident, particularly those deemed valuable for the public to know.