Danish Defense Leaders Take Serious View of Flying Saucers

This Central Intelligence Agency report, dated July 13, 1953, summarizes a series of reports regarding 'flying saucers' over Scandinavia, as discussed in the Stockholm newspaper Morgon-Tidningen. Danish defense authorities are described as taking the phenomenon seriously, noting that while many sightings are attributed to astronomical phenomena, a subset of reports from trained observers remains unexplained. These specific reports suggest that the objects may be dispatched from Soviet bases in the Arctic Ocean, specifically referencing Novaya Zemlya. The document details that the Danish Air Force Command provided the Defense Staff with reports on various phenomena observed over Denmark and adjacent waters, which were corroborated by Danish Air Force radar stations and compared with information regarding remote-controlled projectiles traced in the atmosphere over northern Norway and Finland. Two specific incidents are highlighted: one occurring on November 12, 1952, involving an officer and seven privates at Karup Airfield in Jutland, who observed an object of 'hitherto unknown design' that moved faster than known aircraft; and another in October 1952, where the Norwegian Navy observed a similar object near the naval base at Horten. Additionally, a third incident is mentioned involving an anti-aircraft battery crew outside Bodø, Norway, who observed a mysterious object at a great height that escaped a jet plane sent to intercept it due to its 'terrifid speed.' The report concludes by emphasizing that the 'flying saucer traffic' over Scandinavia is considered a matter of great aerotechnical interest.