Rapport 12/6 1946 nr 7:49

This document is a formal 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 a sighting that occurred on August 11, 1945, at 20:45. The primary witness, a typographer named Hedlund from Torphyttan, reported the event through the editorial office of the newspaper Bergslagsposten in Lindesberg. The witness described the object as a fireball resembling a football with a long tail. The object was observed moving from a southerly to a northerly direction directly over the city of Lindesberg. The duration of the observation was approximately two seconds, and the object was described as moving very rapidly. According to information received from the area, the object passed over Guldsmedshyttan at 20:46. A potential additional witness, Bert Andersson of the newspaper Bergslagernas Tidning, is also noted. The report was received by the military authorities on August 12, 1946, at 15:45 and signed by Arthur Forsberg, acting chief of staff.