Report on Sighting of Cigar-Shaped Object in Askersund, October 1946

This document is a formal report issued by the Länsstyrelsen (County Administrative Board) in Örebro, Sweden, dated October 19, 1946. It is addressed to the commander of the Örebro Defense Area. The report details a sighting of an unidentified aerial object reported by Ingeborg Maria Jonsson, an office assistant at the local prosecutor's office (landsfiskalskontoret) in Askersund. According to the report, Ms. Jonsson was traveling to work on the morning of October 19, 1946, at approximately 8:30 AM. While walking on a private road leading to the main Askersund-Hallsberg road, specifically located south of Krafskärret, she observed an object in the sky over the northern outskirts of Askersund. She described the object as cigar-shaped and aluminum-colored. The object was moving in a northeast-southwest direction. Due to the clear weather and strong sunlight, the witness was able to observe the object clearly for a duration of two to three minutes. The report references previous correspondence regarding the matter (nr C 46 C 15) and is signed by Kjell Festin on behalf of the administration, with a notation indicating it was forwarded to the Defense Staff's Air Defense Department.