Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Rapport: Sighting of a suspected rocket bomb in Torsby, July 1946
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AI-Generated Summary
A Swedish citizen reported a high-speed glowing aerial object on July 9, 1946. A piece of porous slag recovered from a nearby lake was forwarded to the Swedish Defense Staff for analysis.
This report, dated July 26, 1946, from the Torsby Landsfiskalsdistrikt, documents a sighting reported by Manda Högberg of Norrbo, Sweden. On July 9, 1946, at 14:35, while in her kitchen, Högberg observed a bright, intense light that blinded her. She described the phenomenon as a glowing sphere with a tail that moved at high speed in a downward arc from south to north, roughly parallel to the shore of Lake Fryken. The light disappeared before reaching the horizon. Högberg stated she did not see any object hit the lake, but speculated that if something had hit the ground, it would have been east of the forest ridge on the eastern shore of the lake, near the property Ångbråten. Following this report, a forest worker named Harry Ekström searched the area and recovered a porous piece of slag that had been floating on the water. This slag was submitted to the Swedish Defense Staff (Försvarsstaben) in Stockholm for further investigation.
Fenomenet, som varit synligt endast något ögonblick, hade synts som ett starkt glödande klot med en efterföljande, på ett ställe avbruten svans.
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Official Assessment
The witness observed a bright light on July 9, 1946, which she initially thought might be a rocket bomb hitting Lake Fryken. A forest worker later recovered a piece of slag from the lake, which was forwarded to the Defense Staff for analysis.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Harry EkströmForest worker who reported the sighting and provided the slag sample
- G. TörnqvistOver-constable present during the interview of Manda Högberg
- GärdinOwner of the property Ångbråten