Report on Aerial Sighting near Malåträsk, 22 September 1946

This document is a report from the Umeå Defense District Staff, dated September 23, 1946, addressed to the Air Defense Department of the Defense Staff. It details a sighting reported by a farmer named Jonas Lundquist and an unnamed companion. On September 22, 1946, at approximately 17:00, the witnesses were located 1 km east of Kuorbevare, traveling toward Kokträsk. They heard a motor-like sound and, initially assuming it was a car, turned to look. Instead, they observed a cigar-shaped, aluminum-colored object approximately 50-60 cm in length. The object was traveling at high speed, emitting a 'chugging' (töffande) sound, and moving in a northerly direction. Its altitude was estimated at 25 meters, or roughly 3-4 meters above the treetops. The document includes handwritten annotations at the bottom, which appear to be follow-up questions regarding the incident, such as requests for more detailed information, specific dimensions, and whether the object could have been a motor vehicle.