Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon — Stockholm, December 21, 1946
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1946 report from a Swedish teacher describing an unidentified white light with trailing sparks observed in Stockholm. The witness, an experienced amateur astronomer, asserted the phenomenon was not a meteor.
On December 21, 1946, at 01:59, Åke Uddén, a teacher at the Royal Music School, submitted a report to the Air Defense Department of the Swedish Defense Staff regarding an aerial observation. The witness, who identified himself as having twenty years of experience in amateur astronomy, described seeing a white light with trailing sparks. He estimated the size of the object to be approximately half the diameter of the moon. The object was observed passing between buildings at a location identified as being between Upplandsgatan and Frejgatan in Stockholm. The duration of the passage was estimated at two to three seconds. The witness explicitly noted that the phenomenon did not resemble a meteor. The document includes a hand-drawn sketch illustrating the path of the object relative to the buildings and the cardinal directions.
Ljusfenomenet ej meteorliknande.
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Official Assessment
The witness, an experienced amateur astronomer, reported a white light with trailing sparks that did not resemble a meteor.
Witnesses
- Åke UddénLärare vid R. Musikskolan