Sighting Report — Karlskoga, Sweden, August 1946

This document is a formal sighting report issued by the Örebro Defense District (Örebro Försvarsområde) on August 12, 1946, regarding an aerial observation made on the evening of August 11, 1946. The witness, Gunnar Johansson, reported seeing a ball-shaped object with a tail at approximately 20:45. The object emitted a sharp white light that appeared to sparkle and dim during the observation, which lasted for 15 seconds. The object was traveling in a northerly direction at an altitude estimated to be under 200 meters and at a speed described as faster than a fighter plane. The witness, noted as being experienced in identifying tracer projectiles, explicitly stated his belief that the object was neither a tracer projectile nor a 'crayfish rocket' (a common term for certain types of aerial phenomena at the time). No sound was heard during the event. The report suggests the object may have descended near Dalen, approximately 2 kilometers northeast of the Bofors railway station. Another potential witness, Evert Eriksson, is listed. The report was received by the Air Defense Department of the Defense Staff (Försvarsstabens luftförsvarsavdelning) and signed by Arthur Forsberg, acting Chief of Staff.