Rapport över iakttaget ljusfenomen den 3/12 1946

On December 3, 1946, at 18:24, Åke Schöning, a military meteorologist, observed a luminous phenomenon from a location 600 meters west-northwest of the Såtenäs manor. The object was described as a strongly luminous body, comparable to magnesium light, which was bright enough to illuminate the sky. It traveled at a very high speed in a straight southern direction before disappearing over a forest ridge. The observation lasted between two and four seconds. Following the object's passage, a white smoke trail formed. Initially appearing as a white streak, it evolved after a few seconds into a series of dense smoke balls, which dissipated completely after approximately 20 seconds. At the time of the sighting, the weather was clear with moonlight, and the ground wind speed was 8 meters per second. Schöning estimated the altitude of the object to be in excess of 1000 meters. The report was signed and dated on December 4, 1946.