Field Investigation Report Regarding Aerial Observations near Puornuvaara, August 1946

This document is a field report dated August 5, 1946, detailing an investigation into aerial observations that occurred on August 2, 1946, near the Puornuvaara mountain in Sweden. The investigator visited the site on August 3, 1946, accompanied by witnesses Larsson, Lantto, and Katajamaa, to document their accounts and create a sketch of the events. Larsson reported that an object descended toward the mountain and disappeared from sight approximately 50 meters above the ground, though he heard no impact or saw smoke. All witnesses involved in the site visit explicitly stated that the object was not an eagle or other large bird. Additional testimony was gathered from Frans Palovaara and Viktor Rova, who were working in hay harvesting nearby at the time of the incident (around 12:35). Palovaara reported hearing a buzzing sound but did not see an object. Rova reported seeing a 'black hawk' moving in a straight southern direction at an altitude of approximately 100 meters and a distance of 200 meters. Rova initially mistook the sound for a truck working on the Junosuando-Nuoksujärvi road. He later recalled hearing an engine-like buzz for 3-4 minutes after his initial observation but could not identify the source. No impact sounds or explosions were reported by any of the witnesses.