Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Flying Saucers Seen Over Sweden
AI-Generated Summary
A report of eight witnesses observing a round, luminous flying object near Stigsjoe, Sweden, in January 1959. The sighting lasted three minutes and was reported to military authorities.
This document, identified as FDD Note No 887 and dated March 1959, provides a summary of a reported UFO sighting in Sweden. According to an article published in the 'Stockholms-Tidningen' on January 20, 1959, eight individuals described as 'reliable persons' observed a 'flying saucer' near Stigsjoe in the Vaesternorrland Province. The object was reported to have approached the witnesses slowly from the south, passing over Lake Leangsjoen at an altitude of approximately 300 meters. The witnesses described the object as round, measuring between 6 and 8 meters in diameter, and encircled by a luminous ring approximately two meters wide. The underside of the craft reportedly emitted a reddish-yellow light. The sighting lasted for approximately three minutes. The document concludes by noting that the incident has been formally reported to military authorities.
No less than eight reliable persons observed a "flying saucer" over Stigsjoe, near Haernoesand (Vaesternorrland Province) recently.
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Official Assessment
The incident has been reported to military authorities.