Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Report on Light Phenomenon Sighting — Hälsingborg, 17 September 1946
AI-Generated Summary
A 1946 Swedish military report documenting a one-second sighting of a small, steeply rising ball of light by two personnel. The report explicitly rejects the possibility of the object being a falling star.
This document is a formal report dated September 18, 1946, authored by Nils-Gustaf Mannerstråle of the 74.lbevkomp. It is addressed to the Chief of the 31st Air Defense Center. The report details a sighting of an unidentified light phenomenon observed by two personnel on September 17, 1946, at 21:15:30. The sighting occurred at location 55629 C, with the object observed at a directional heading of 425 degrees and an elevation angle of 28 degrees. Due to cloud cover, the observation lasted only about one second. The phenomenon was described as a small ball of light. While the short duration made it difficult to determine the course, the witnesses believed it was moving straight towards the observation point. The witnesses explicitly ruled out the possibility of a falling star, as they perceived the object to be rising steeply.
Stjärnfall anse posterna uteslutet, då de båda uppfattat ljusfenomenet som brant stigande.
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Official Assessment
The witnesses observed a small ball of light for approximately one second. They ruled out a falling star because the object appeared to be rising steeply.
Witnesses
- 2 st lsposter74.lbevkomp