Sighting Report — Greksåsar, Sweden, August 11, 1946

On August 12, 1946, Arthur Forsberg, acting chief of staff, received a report regarding an aerial observation made on the evening of August 11, 1946. The witness, Axel Eriksson of Nora, reported observing a fireball at approximately 20:50. The object was sighted near Greksåsar, located 15 kilometers west of Nora. According to the report, the object traveled from the east-southeast toward the west-northwest at an altitude of 700 to 800 meters. The witness described the object as a fireball approximately one meter in diameter, accompanied by a tail measuring up to seven meters in length. The object was described as glowing like a welding flame, with the tail appearing slightly dimmer. The observation lasted for nearly half a minute, during which time the witness noted a hissing sound. The object was reported to be moving faster than an airplane on a horizontal path with a slight downward tilt, eventually disappearing behind wooded hills.