Rapport jämlikt Fst/L 12/6 1946 nr 7:49

This document is a formal sighting report filed with the Swedish Defense Staff's Air Defense Department on August 12, 1946. The report details an aerial observation made on August 11, 1946, at approximately 20:47. The primary witness and reporter is identified as editor Helge Lindkvist of Kopparberg, who provided the information via the newspaper Bergslagsposten. The object was described as a multi-colored fireball with a long tail of a lighter shade, emitting sparks from its core. It was observed moving at a speed estimated to be three times that of a fighter plane's cruising speed. The object was sighted over the town of Kopparberg, moving in a northerly direction. Additional witnesses, identified as farmers Carl Jansson and Erik Bergström, observed the object as it passed over Dammen, south of Kopparberg. A third witness, farmer Gustaf Hallberg, observed the object at 20:48 in Högfors, north of Kopparberg, confirming its trajectory from the south toward the north. The report was received and signed by Arthur Forsberg, acting chief of staff.