Report on Rocket Projectiles — Skönsmon, 13 August 1946

On August 13, 1946, Dr. B. Bäcklund submitted a formal report to Captain R. Westlin of the Lv 5 military unit in Sundsvall, Sweden. The report details a sighting that occurred on August 11, 1946, at 20:47, near the Agö fishing harbor outside Hudiksvall. Bäcklund observed a luminous object that he described as resembling a white ball from a Roman candle. Due to the presence of houses obstructing his view, he was only able to witness the final seconds of the object's flight. During this brief observation, the object appeared to move horizontally at a moderate speed in an east-southeasterly direction. Despite being at a significant altitude above the sea, the light suddenly extinguished. Bäcklund noted that he could not hear any specific sound associated with the object, attributing this to the loud noise of the surf at the time. The author explicitly stated that he provided this account to contribute to the broader effort of determining the trajectory of such objects, referencing other sightings that had been reported in the newspapers at the time.