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Report on Light Phenomenon — Linköping, 11 August 1946

📅 1946 📍 Västra vägen 22, Linköping 🏛 Kungl. Östgöta luftvärnsregemente 📄 correspondence
Sweden1946Linköpingfireballmilitary reportUAP

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TL;DR

A 1946 Swedish military report detailing a sighting of a 'fireball with a tail' over Linköping. The report was filed by Major N. Kahlén and forwarded to the Defense Staff.

This document is a formal military correspondence dated August 12, 1946, issued by the Royal Östgöta Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Kungl. Östgöta luftvärnsregemente) and addressed to the Chief of the Defense Staff's Air Defense Department. The document serves to transmit a report regarding a light phenomenon observed by Major N. Kahlén in Linköping. According to the report, the sighting occurred on August 11, 1946, at 20:46. The object was observed in the northern part of the Linköping city area. It was described as a shifting light, specifically characterized as a fireball with a tail, moving along a straight path at a maximum altitude of 500 meters. The document references a previous communication, Fst/L, nr 7:49, dated June 12, 1946, concerning light phenomena. The report is signed by Kaj Gustavsson, acting Regimental Chief of Staff.

Utsende: skiftande ljus, eldklot med svans.

Witnesses

Key Persons

  • N KahlénMajor, observer/reporter of the phenomenon
  • Kaj GustavssonTjf regementsstabschef (Acting Regimental Chief of Staff)

Organizations

Military Units