Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Rapport: Raketbomb eller liknande föremål, Västerlövsta socken, 11 augusti 1946
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A 1946 Swedish police report documenting a sighting of a luminous, rocket-like object by two brothers in Littersbo. The object exhibited a glowing tail and emitted sparks while moving rapidly across the sky.
This document is a formal police report issued by the Västerlövsta Police District in Heby, Sweden, dated August 13, 1946. It details an investigation into a sighting of a 'rocket bomb or similar object' that occurred on the evening of Sunday, August 11, 1946. The primary witnesses, farmer Johan Alfred Johansson (born 1877) and his older brother Oskar Johansson, both residents of Littersbo, reported observing the object at approximately 20:45. According to their testimony, the object was visible for less than a minute. They described it as a luminous body, round at the front and tapering towards the rear. Behind the object, a glowing 'tail' was visible, from which large, brightly shining sparks or fireballs were emitted. The witnesses noted that the entire object emitted a strong yellow-white light and moved rapidly from a south-southwesterly direction towards the north-northeast. The report was prepared by police officer Gunnar Enlund and subsequently forwarded to the military area commander in Uppsala.
Bröderna Johansson iakttogo en lysande kropp eller en låga, som framtill var rund, och som smalnade av bakåt. Bakom denna syntes en lysande 'svans', och från denna utgingo ganska stora och klart lysande gnistor eller eldkulor.
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Official Assessment
The report documents a sighting by two brothers of a luminous object moving rapidly across the sky on the evening of August 11, 1946.
Witnesses
- Johan Alfred JohanssonLantbrukaren
- Oskar Johansson