Ryndprojektiler (Ghost Rockets) Intelligence Report — Helsingfors, 10 August 1946

This intelligence report, dated August 10, 1946, from the Finnish Naval Attaché in Helsingfors, addresses the ongoing phenomenon of 'ghost rockets' (spökprojektiler). The author, G. Sjöberg-Silfverling, relays the assessment of the French naval attaché to the Nordic countries, Captain Bienaymé, who posits that the observed phenomena are V-2 rockets launched from Peenemünde. According to this theory, the rockets travel in a wide arc over Sweden and Finland before heading toward the Baltic region. This assessment is supported by observations from June 9, 1946, where approximately 30 reports allowed for the tracking of a projectile path from Björneborg toward Kotka and the Gulf of Finland, with an estimated average speed of 2,700 km/h, comparable to the V-2's speed of 3,000 km/h. The document also details a specific sighting from August 7, 1946, reported by a legation official near Sommaröarna, outside Esbo. At 21:40, the witness observed a yellow-white luminous body at an altitude of approximately 5,000 meters. The object moved at a very high speed in a slight arc from the southeast to the west, visible for no more than two seconds, with no smoke trail observed. Finally, the report notes that while mentions of these 'ghost rockets' have become infrequent in the Finnish press, there is no official censorship or prohibition against reporting them.