Declassified UFO / UAP Document
06-11, tisdag, Helsingfors (TT) - Ghost Rocket Sighting Report
AI-Generated Summary
A press report from June 11 describes sightings of a 'ghost rocket' in the Finnish eastern archipelago. Experts, including a professor and an observatory official, dismissed the reports as a meteorite or a powerful shooting star.
This document, a press report from the news agency TT dated Tuesday, June 11, details new reports regarding the 'ghost rocket' (spökraketen) phenomenon in Finland. According to the report, the object was observed in two separate locations in the eastern archipelago on the preceding Sunday evening. Witnesses described the object moving in a north-southwest direction. While the primary light phenomenon was visible only briefly, a 'tail' associated with the object remained visible for several minutes. Both reports confirmed that the rocket exploded, and the altitude of the phenomenon was estimated at approximately 10,000 meters. The document includes expert commentary from Professor Gustaf Järnefelt, who stated to the newspaper Nya Pressen that he believed the event was a common meteorite. Additionally, Dr. Öländer, an observer at the university observatory who also witnessed the event, concluded that it was a shooting star that appeared more powerful than usual.
Själva ljusfenomenet syntes bara en kort stund, medan "svansen" svävade kvar i många minuter.
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Official Assessment
Professor Gustaf Järnefelt believes it is a common meteorite; Dr. Öländer states it was a shooting star, stronger than usual.
Reports of a ghost rocket in the eastern archipelago were investigated by experts who attributed the phenomenon to a meteorite or shooting star.
Key Persons
- Gustaf JärnefeltProfessor
- ÖländerObservator vid universitetets observatorium, fil.dr.