Report on Aerial Object Sighting in Sundsvall, July 18, 1946

This document is a formal report from the Royal Sundsvall Anti-Aircraft Corps (Kungl. Sundsvalls Luftvärnskår) to the Chief of the Defense Staff's Air Defense Department in Stockholm. Dated June 18, 1946, the report details a sighting that occurred on July 18, 1946, at the Ortviken sulfite factory in Sundsvall. According to the report, a repairman at the factory observed a silver-shining object at approximately 11:00 AM. The object was moving from the southwest. The repairman alerted two nearby workers, who also observed the object. The witnesses reported that after passing over the factory, the object made a turn toward the northwest. The object was described as being wider at the front and tapering toward the back. It produced neither sound nor smoke. The report concludes by noting that neither the altitude nor the distance of the object could be determined. The document is signed by Captain R. Westlin.