Declassified UFO / UAP Document
08-05, måndag, Malmö (TT), nr 2
AI-Generated Summary
A press report from August 1946 detailing the discovery of a mysterious, oil-can-shaped object with a long copper wire found embedded in the ground in southern Sweden. The object was turned over to military authorities due to fears of explosives.
On Monday, August 5, 1946, the news agency TT reported on an incident that occurred the previous Friday evening in southern Sweden. A local farmer discovered a mysterious object that had embedded itself 25 to 30 centimeters into the ground. The object was described as being approximately 10 centimeters long and resembling an oil can. Attached to one end of the object was a 50-meter-long copper wire, and the object itself weighed approximately one kilogram. The local official, the fjärdingsman, was summoned to the site and excavated the object. However, he declined to examine the find further, fearing that the metal container might contain explosives. Consequently, he alerted the military authorities to handle the situation.
Ett mystiskt föremål som kan antas vara en 'spökraket' eller snarare en del av en sådan pjäs, hittades i fredagskväll av en lantbrukare i södra Sverige.
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Official Assessment
A farmer discovered a mysterious object resembling an oil can with a copper wire attached, which had embedded itself in the ground. Local authorities, fearing explosives, contacted the military.
Witnesses
- a farmer
- fjärdingsmannenfjärdingsmannen