Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Directive to Police Chiefs regarding light phenomena in Örebro County
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A 1946 Swedish administrative directive instructing police to report 'light phenomena' to the Defense Staff. The government suspected these sightings might be linked to foreign remote-controlled weapons.
This document is an official memorandum issued on July 8, 1946, by the County Administrative Board of Örebro (Länsstyrelsen i Örebro län) to the police chiefs within the county. The directive addresses the recent observation of light phenomena over Swedish territory. The author, Steffan Trysén, notes that the Defense Staff's Air Defense Department (Försvarsstabens luftförsvarsavdelning) is seeking information regarding these sightings. The document explicitly states that it cannot be ruled out that these phenomena are related to experiments conducted by a foreign power using remote-controlled weapon types. Consequently, police chiefs are instructed to conduct investigations and provide detailed descriptions of any such sightings to the County Administrative Board. The memorandum provides a specific list of criteria for the reports, including the observer's location, the exact time of the sighting, the direction of the phenomenon, altitude and course, and a detailed description of the phenomenon's appearance, color, and any associated sounds. This document reflects the heightened security concerns in Sweden during the post-war period regarding unidentified aerial activity.
Det anses icke uteslutet, att dessa kunna sammanhänga med försök, som utföras av främmande makt med fjärrstyrda vapentyper.
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Official Assessment
It is not considered excluded that these may be connected with attempts being made by a foreign power with remote-controlled weapon types.
The Defense Staff's Air Defense Department requested information regarding light phenomena observed over Swedish territory. Police chiefs are instructed to investigate and report such sightings.