P.M. regarding sighting by Magister Torsten Dahl, 18 July 1946

This memorandum, dated July 20, 1946, documents a report received by the Landsfiskal (District Prosecutor) of Grangärde regarding an aerial sighting. On July 19, 1946, Magister Torsten Dahl, a resident of Stockholm currently staying in Saxhyttan, reported that on the previous day, July 18, at 13:50, he and his wife were at Tansväggarna in the Mockfjärd parish. During this time, they observed an object in the sky that appeared spherical but was not perfectly round. Dahl noted that the object appeared flattened on one side, where he believed he saw rings or screens. The object approached from the east and traversed the horizon in approximately 30 seconds, moving at a speed comparable to or faster than an airplane. The object traveled toward Bastberget in complete silence, with no visible exhaust. Dahl estimated the object's altitude at approximately 100 meters and its size at a minimum of 0.5 meters in diameter. He described the object as resembling a 'dark-colored pot.' The document notes that Dahl intended to provide a sketch of the object to the district office. A follow-up note from July 20, 1946, clarifies that the form of the object was difficult to discern due to the short observation time and the distance, which was estimated at a few hundred meters north and at least 100 meters above the observation point. The color of the object was described as black against the sky.