Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Rapport Nr 86. I.A.12. — 26.8.1946
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AI-Generated Summary
A report from August 1946 details two sightings of aerial phenomena observed by a ship between Öland and Gotland. The objects were described as fireballs with smoke trails, one of which appeared to crash into the sea.
This document, classified as 'HEMLIG' (Secret) and dated August 26, 1946, is a report detailing two aerial sightings observed by a ship traveling from Gdynia to a Swedish port on August 22, 1946. The first incident occurred at 2230 hours while the vessel was located between the islands of Öland and Gotland. The crew observed a white 'fireball' (eldklot) accompanied by a smoke trail. The object reportedly crashed into the water and disappeared, leaving behind an intense smoke that remained visible for a long time after the impact. A second, similar phenomenon was observed one hour later, at 2330 hours. This second object was described as having a reddish glow, a spherical core, and an accompanying smoke trail.
Eldklotet störtade ned i vattnet och försvann efterlämnande en intensiv rök, som kunde iakttagas lång stund efter nedslaget.
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Official Assessment
Two separate aerial phenomena were observed by a ship traveling from Gdynia to a Swedish port on August 22, 1946. The first, a white fireball with a smoke trail, crashed into the water between Öland and Gotland at 2230. A second, similar phenomenon with a reddish glow and a spherical core, was observed at 2330.