The Montreal Daily Star - Rocket Activity in Scandinavia

This document, an excerpt from The Montreal Daily Star, details a resurgence of mysterious rocket activity across Scandinavia, which reportedly began on May 24. Investigating troops were dispatched to locations where explosions were reported, with witnesses describing fragments falling after loud aerial blasts. A staff of experts was assigned to examine the resulting 'clinker-like' material and plot the trajectories of the missiles on maps. Observations indicated that the missiles often traveled from the southeast to the northwest, though some were reported coming from the north. The objects were described as flying soundlessly at speeds reaching 600 miles per hour. One witness, who claimed to have seen a rocket, described it as being approximately 60 feet long and partly green. Public officials, including Captain G.E. Stangenberg, the acting chief of the air defense department, were asked if these rockets were part of Russian experiments. Stangenberg provided a non-committal response, stating he could neither confirm nor deny the possibility. The report notes that the public and press were concerned by the events, with reports of sightings causing significant alarm.