SWEDEN SEEKING ORIGIN OF ROCKET SHOWER

This document is a press report from The Montreal Daily Star, dated August 12, 1946, detailing a series of mysterious rocket sightings in Sweden. On the night of August 11, 1946, beginning around 9:00 PM, hundreds of citizens reported seeing comet-like objects streaking across the sky. The Swedish Army dispatched investigators to central Sweden, though initial reports indicated they found no physical evidence at the crash sites, leading to theories that the objects might be composed of materials that disintegrate upon explosion. The Swedish military maintained a blackout regarding the specifics of the incidents, though officials acknowledged the situation was considered 'most serious' and hinted at potential diplomatic protests regarding the unauthorized firing of missiles over Swedish territory. Witnesses, including an editor from the newspaper Aftontidningen and a Swedish Air Force lieutenant, described the objects as cigar-shaped, approximately 60 feet long, with green foreparts and white sides, moving at low altitudes with a 'blinding, sparkling tail of blue fire.' Speculation regarding the origin of these rockets included the possibility of Russian experiments involving German scientists and former Nazi V-weapon technology, given the Baltic region's history as a testing ground. Experts cited in the report suggested the objects might not be bombs, but rather the discarded propulsion material of radio-directed rockets returning to base.