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Åter mystiskt himlafenomen

📅 Tuesday evening 📍 Västkusten, Lund, and northern Götaland, Sweden 📄 newspaper clipping
Sweden1946ghost rocketcelestial phenomenonfireball

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TL;DR

A newspaper report from December 1946 describes widespread sightings of a mysterious, bright aerial phenomenon across Sweden. Astronomers in Lund attributed the event to a celestial occurrence rather than a ghost rocket.

This document is a newspaper report from December 4, 1946, detailing a series of mysterious light phenomena observed across Sweden on the preceding Tuesday evening. The sightings occurred in multiple regions, including the West Coast, Lund, and northern Götaland. Witnesses on the West Coast reported a blinding light that briefly turned night into day, with reports noting a five-minute time difference between sightings in Gothenburg and Orust, which the report suggests might indicate the event was not a meteor. In Lund, observers reported a fireball with a long tail that emitted a strong bluish-white light for ten minutes; local astronomers concluded this was likely a celestial phenomenon rather than a 'ghost rocket' (spökraket). In northern Götaland, the light was described as intense enough to illuminate forests and house walls, with some witnesses reporting a faint humming sound.

astronomer i Lund håller för troligt, att det var fråga om ett celest fenomen och icke om en spökraket.

Official Assessment

Astronomers in Lund believe it was a celestial phenomenon and not a ghost rocket.

A mysterious light phenomenon was observed across several locations in Sweden on a Tuesday evening. Reports from the West Coast describe a blinding light that turned night into day. In Lund, a fireball with a long tail was observed for ten minutes. In northern Götaland, a light was so strong it illuminated forests and house walls, accompanied by a faint humming sound.

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