Declassified UFO / UAP Document
28. 07-15, måndag, Uppsala (TT), nr 78
AI-Generated Summary
A press report from July 1957 describes a low-altitude projectile explosion near Björklinge, Sweden. The event was witnessed by a local farmer and others, prompting an investigation by police and military authorities.
This press report, dated Monday, July 15, details an incident occurring on the preceding Saturday at approximately 21:30 near the village of Björklinge, located two miles north of Uppsala, Sweden. According to a report provided to the newspaper UNT by a local farmer named Carl Nilsson, he and several other individuals were in the woods near Nynäs farm when they heard a dull, humming sound in the air. They observed a projectile traveling at a high rate of speed along a flat trajectory at an altitude of 10 to 20 meters. The object was moving from the southeast toward the northwest. Approximately 400 meters from the point where it was first sighted, the object exploded. The witnesses described the sound of the explosion as resembling three shots fired in rapid succession, and noted that an area of four to five square meters was covered in smoke following the blast. The incident has been formally reported to both police and military authorities, who have initiated an investigation into the matter, with the event currently being characterized as a suspected bomb or grenade impact.
Explosionen lät som tre skott i snabb följd och ett område på 4 å 5 kvadratmeter rökbelades.
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Official Assessment
An explosion assumed to be a bomb or grenade impact.
A projectile was observed by witnesses at 21:30 on a Saturday, traveling at low altitude before exploding. The event has been reported to police and military authorities for investigation.
Witnesses
- Carl Nilssonlantbrukare