Incident Report Ia: 165 — Vallen, Lövånger, September 5, 1946

This document is a formal military sighting report (Ia: 165) issued by the Royal Västerbotten Regiment (Kungl. Västerbottens regemente) on September 6, 1946. The report details an observation made by a corporal (furir) named Pettersson, assigned to the I 20 unit. On September 5, 1946, at approximately 22:30, Pettersson observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon at Vallen, Lövånger. The witness described the object as a round, luminous entity traveling in a straight, north-northeasterly direction. The object was observed directly overhead at an estimated altitude of 150 to 200 meters. A notable feature of the object was a tail described as consisting of white stars. The witness reported that there was no perceptible sound associated with the object's movement. The report was signed by the Regimental Commander, O. Sjöberg, and Erik Persson, and was directed to the Air Defense Department of the Defense Staff (Försvarsstabens luftförsvarsavdelning). The report references a prior directive from the Defense Staff (Högkv, Fst, avd L nr 7:49) dated June 12, 1946.