Report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in Tavelsjö District, 1946

This document is a formal communication from the Swedish Defense Staff (Försvarsstaben), specifically the Air Defense Department, addressed to the Commander of the Umeå-Storuman defense district. It concerns a report filed on August 26, 1946, by K. Sandquist, a district bailiff in Tavelsjö. The report details four separate sightings of an unidentified object passing over Västervik in the eastern part of Trehörningen. The sightings occurred in late May, July 5, August 8, and August 24, 1946. Witnesses included local workers, a master builder, and his family members. The object was described as a grayish, torpedo-like craft with wings and tail fins. For the first three sightings, it was estimated to be one meter long with a one-meter wingspan, while in the final sighting, it was estimated to be only half a meter in size. The object consistently traveled on a westward course at an estimated altitude of 100 meters. Notably, it was reported that during the last two sightings, the object crashed into a lake one to two kilometers from the eastern shore. Citing a previous directive from the Defense Staff (Högkv.Fst avd L nr 7:42 12/6 1946), the author requests that the local defense commander investigate whether these incidents were caused by model aircraft activity or if other individuals in the vicinity had observed similar phenomena.