08-06, tisdag, Stockholm (TT), nr 46

This document, dated August 6, 1946, reports on the Swedish military's investigation into aerial phenomena observed over Sweden during the summer of 1946. Major Nils Ahlgren, head of the Air Defense Department of the Defense Staff, states that despite collaboration with the Air Administration and the National Defense Research Institute, no definitive conclusions have been reached. Between July 9 and July 12, approximately 300 reports were received. Many of these were determined to be misidentifications of natural phenomena, such as waterspouts or aircraft, often attributed to 'rocket psychosis' by the public. However, the military acknowledges that some reports are credible and suggest the presence of rocket-like objects, possibly of German design from the end of the war. These objects are described as moving in arc-shaped paths over southern and central Sweden. Investigations are ongoing, specifically at a site in Kölmjärv where a potential impact occurred, though the muddy lake bottom makes recovery difficult. No physical evidence has been recovered to date, and the military cautions that until such evidence is found, the true nature or origin of the phenomena remains unknown.