Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Rapport: Iakttaget ljusfenomen inom Degerfors köping
AI-Generated Summary
A report from 1946 detailing a witness account of a light phenomenon near Strömtorp railway station and the subsequent collection of 'coke-like' material. The document outlines the official police procedure for handling such reports in Sweden at the time.
This document is a formal report from the Degerfors police district, dated September 3, 1946, concerning a sighting of a light phenomenon. On September 3, 1946, at 21:00, an editor named Ragnar Jansson contacted the police to report that a painter named Gösta Axel Johansson had witnessed a light phenomenon on the evening of September 1, 1946, just north of the Strömtorp railway station in Degerfors. According to the report, Johansson had collected a significant quantity of coke-like material at the site of the sighting. Editor Jansson indicated that he did not intend to publish this information in the press. Following a circular letter from the County Administrative Board in Örebro dated July 8, 1946, regarding procedures for handling reports of light phenomena, an investigation was conducted. Gösta Axel Johansson, born March 30, 1920, was interviewed as part of this process. The report was forwarded to the County Administrative Board in Örebro and the commander of the Örebro defense area.
att bemälde Johansson söndagen den 1 september 1946 på kvällen strax norr om Strömtorps järnvägsstation inom Degerfors köping iakttagit ett ljusfenomen samt att Johansson sedermera å platsen för fenomenets iakttagande tillvaratagit koksliknande föremål i rätt avsevärd mängd.
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Official Assessment
An investigation was initiated following reports of a light phenomenon and the recovery of coke-like material by Gösta Axel Johansson.
Witnesses
- Gösta Axel Johanssonmålaren
Key Persons
- Ragnar JanssonRedaktör