Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Preliminary Report No. 2: Report on findings recovered during the period 9.8. - 3.9.46
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AI-Generated Summary
This report documents the analysis of a slag sample recovered in Västerhaninge in 1946. FOA investigators determined the object was likely industrial waste rather than related to contemporary aerial phenomena.
This document, titled 'Preliminary Report No. 2,' details the recovery and assessment of physical findings by the Swedish agency FOA between August 9 and September 3, 1946. Specifically, it addresses 'Sample No. 16,' which was recovered in Västerhaninge and received by the agency on August 10, 1946. The sample is described as a fist-sized, relatively compact piece of slag with a higher specific gravity than other samples previously collected. The surface of the object is heavily rusted, leading investigators to conclude that it had been exposed to the natural environment for a significant period. Consequently, the report explicitly states that the object is unlikely to be associated with recently observed 'space projectiles' (rymdprojektiler). The final assessment suggests the object is most likely slag originating from an older iron metallurgical process.
Provet är starkt rostfärgat på ytan och av utseendet förefaller provet att ha legat längre tid ute i naturen och kan därför knappast sättas i samband med nyligen observerade rymdprojektiler.
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Official Assessment
The object is likely slag from an older iron metallurgical process.
The object was recovered in Västerhaninge and arrived at FOA on August 10, 1946. Due to its appearance, which suggests it has been exposed to the elements for a long time, it is unlikely to be related to recently observed space projectiles.