Undersökningsprotokoll - 6 augusti 1946

This investigation protocol, dated August 6, 1946, documents a sighting of an unidentified aerial object that occurred on August 2, 1946, in the vicinity of Nuoksujärvi, Junosuando parish, within the Pajala district of Sweden. The report was initiated following a telephone report from the local constable, Axel Karttu, to the district prosecutor (landsfiskal). The primary witnesses were three road workers: Runo Mattias Lantto, Hjalmar Katajamaa, and Sigurd Larsson. According to their testimony, while working on the road between Junosuando and Nuoksujärvi at approximately 12:35, they observed a spindle-shaped object, estimated to be 2 to 3 meters in length. The object was traveling at a high rate of speed from the southwest at an altitude of 400 to 500 meters. The witnesses reported that the object continued in a northeasterly direction over Lake Nuoksujärvi before descending into the forest near the lake's northern shore. The witnesses also noted a 'buzzing roar' (surrande dån) emanating from the object. Upon receiving the report, the district prosecutor contacted the County Administrative Board of Norrbotten and the Defense Area Staff in Kiruna, and subsequently traveled to the site to conduct a formal investigation. The document serves as an official record of the initial inquiry into the incident.