Morjärv Defense District Report No. 143

This document, issued by the Morjärv Defense District on August 10, 1946, serves as a follow-up report to the General Staff regarding sightings of 'space projectiles' (rymdprojektiler). The report details two specific incidents. The first occurred on August 3, 1946, near Kukasjärvi, where witnesses observed a spool-shaped, metallic, shining tube for approximately 10 seconds. The object, which emitted no sound but displayed clear light or solar reflections at the front and a faint trail of smoke, traveled at an altitude of 400-500 meters on a nearly straight northerly course. The second incident, reported on August 9, 1946, involved a Finnish customs official, Pauli Pärmi, who, while near the border at Kihlanki, heard a sound resembling a grenade and observed a water cascade five meters from the Swedish shore. The document notes that the customs official was scheduled for leave and would be available to point out the impact site upon his return. The report concludes by referencing previous instructions (Fst, avd L nr 7:49) issued on June 12, 1946, regarding the reporting of such projectiles to all district customs officials and military commanders. The document explicitly requests that the information regarding the Finnish customs official be handled with high confidentiality.