Declassified UFO / UAP Document
07-13, lördag, Stockholm (TT), morgonklipp
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Swedish authorities are investigating slag found in Njurunda linked to 'ghost bombs', concluding it is likely not meteoric. Simultaneously, the Defense Staff is compiling reports on unexplained light phenomena.
This press clipping, dated July 13th, reports on the ongoing investigation by the Swedish National Defence Research Institute (Försvarets forskningsanstalt) into physical evidence linked to the 'ghost bombs' (spökbomberna). The institute has analyzed slag found in Njurunda and concluded that these items are unlikely to be meteorites. Unlike meteorites, which are described as compact, heavy, and non-porous, the recovered pieces are light and porous, bearing a strong resemblance to blast furnace slag or coke. The researchers expressed skepticism regarding the theory that these objects fell from the sky, noting that they were discovered resting on the surface rather than being embedded in the ground. The investigation into these specific findings remains incomplete. Concurrently, the Air Defense Department of the Defense Staff is in the process of aggregating numerous reports concerning strange light phenomena. At the time of the report, the authorities had only confirmed the occurrence of the light phenomena themselves, while the nature and origin of these events—whether they are meteoric or of another source—remain subject to further investigation.
De slaggfynd från bl.a. Njurunda, som satts i samband med "spökbomberna" är knappast några meteorstenar
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Official Assessment
The slag findings are unlikely to be meteorites, and it is questioned whether they originated from the air at all.
The Swedish National Defence Research Institute (FOA) has determined that the slag found in Njurunda, which had been linked to the 'ghost bombs', does not match the characteristics of meteorites. Meteorites are typically compact and heavy, whereas these findings are light and porous, resembling industrial slag or coke. Furthermore, the fact that they were found on the surface rather than embedded in the ground raises doubts about their aerial origin. Meanwhile, the Air Defense Department of the Defense Staff is compiling reports regarding strange light phenomena, though they have only confirmed the existence of the phenomena themselves, leaving the origin—whether meteoric or otherwise—to be determined by further investigation.