Rapport angående observation 12/8 1946 nr 2941

This document is a formal sighting report issued by the Örebro Defense District (Örebro Försvarsområde) on August 12, 1946, addressed to the Air Defense Department of the Defense Staff. The report details an observation made on the evening of August 11, 1946, at 20:47 by a salesman named L. E. Åhman in Hovsta by. The witness observed a strongly glowing fireball with a light yellow color moving in a horizontal path from East to West. The object was described as traveling at a very high speed, noted as being faster than an airplane. The fireball possessed a tail that followed the core and was described as significantly thinned out. The altitude was estimated to be one tree height above the forest canopy, approximately 500 meters northeast of the observation point. The duration of the sighting was approximately four seconds. The report also lists the witness's wife, Fru Hildur Åhman, as a potential witness. The document was received and signed by Arthur Forsberg, acting Chief of Staff, on the morning of August 12, 1946.