Incident Report: Sighting of Slag-like Objects at Rydén's Farm, Glanshammar, July 1946

On July 18, 1946, a stone worker named Hugo Rydén reported to the Glanshammar district authorities that 'slag-like' objects had struck his farm during the night. He claimed the objects were hot upon impact, as the surrounding grass was scorched. Upon investigation, the authorities found two small slag-like pieces and a 13x13 centimeter area of scorched grass containing soot flakes. Additionally, four wooden sticks, resembling matches with the ignition heads broken off, were discovered approximately 10 centimeters from the scorched area. The site was located on Rydén's property, Löre 1:22 Kärret, situated between two haystacks, 40 meters north of the residential house, and 25 meters west of the barn. Rydén stated that he had been working in the field at 21:00 on July 17 and observed no such objects at that time; they were discovered the following morning at 09:00. He and his family recalled that the electric lights in the house flickered and dimmed momentarily at 21:30 on the evening of the 17th. No witnesses to the actual impact were identified. The recovered items were handed over to the district authorities on July 18, 1946.