Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report — Finnåkers bruk, Sweden, August 11, 1946
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This document is a 1946 Swedish military report detailing a sighting of a fast-moving, silent fireball with a blue core and white casing. It is significant as part of the historical documentation of aerial phenomena in Sweden during the post-war period.
On August 12, 1946, the Swedish Defense Staff's Air Defense Department (Försvarsstabens luftförsvarsavdelning) recorded a report regarding an aerial sighting that occurred on the evening of August 11, 1946. The report was provided by Gustaf Larsson of Finnåkers bruk, who submitted his account through the editorial office of the Arboga Tidning newspaper. According to the document, at 20:45, a fireball was observed directly overhead at an estimated altitude of 200 meters. The object was described as having a blue core with a white casing. It was traveling in a northeasterly direction at a speed described as faster than a fighter plane. The witness noted that the object's trajectory was downward, suggesting it likely landed in the vicinity. No sound was heard during the event. The report was received by the military authorities on August 12, 1946, at 13:50, and signed by Arthur Forsberg, acting chief of staff.
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Key Persons
- Arthur ForsbergTjf stabschef