Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Report on UAP Sightings and Search Operations in Norrbotten, July 1950
AI-Generated Summary
A report detailing three UAP water-impact incidents in Norrbotten, Sweden, in July 1950. Despite search efforts using metal detectors and Geiger counters, no physical evidence was recovered.
This document, written in Swedish, details three separate UAP impact incidents that occurred in the Norrbotten region of Sweden between July 19 and July 20, 1950. All three objects reportedly impacted water bodies: Kölmjärv, a small tarn near Rödup, and Kamlunge träsk in the Kalix River. The first incident was described by a local farmer as a cigar-shaped object, approximately 3 meters in length, gray or gray-brown in color, and lacking wings. The witness reported a humming sound and a slow descent at an angle of 30-45 degrees. Physical evidence at the site included disturbed reeds and torn water lily roots, suggesting a potential impact or ricochet off the underlying bedrock. Despite searches using metal detectors and Geiger counters, no physical remains or radioactive signatures were discovered. The report notes that incidents two and three were scheduled for investigation by divers under the auspices of the Air Force (Flygvapnet), though Captain Stangenberg cautioned that these efforts, along with the continued study of the first site, would be time-consuming. Additionally, the document mentions that Air Force early warning (ER) stations were deployed for search operations starting July 17, primarily concentrated in central Sweden, but had yielded no indications. A decision was made not to relocate these stations to northern Sweden at that time.
Nr 1 angavs av observatören, en lantbrukare, vara cigarrformad med en förtjockning i främre änden samt grå eller gråbrun till färgen.
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Official Assessment
Three objects impacted water bodies in Norrbotten. Investigations using metal detectors and Geiger counters yielded no positive results. Further investigations by divers are planned but expected to be time-consuming.
Key Persons
- StangenbergKapten (Captain)