UFO sightings in Sweden
This is a list of alleged sightings of unidentified flying objects or UFOs in Sweden.
1944
[edit]A Swedish man claims that he as a schoolboy in 1944 or 1945 together with a friend had a close encounter with a saucer-like object flying about only 5-10 metres above the ground near a small village in Östergötland. The object was described as silver-coloured and making a whizzing sound. It briefly stood still before moving on to above a hilltop were it again stood still before lowering down close to the ground. After the object had elevated and disappeared the witnesses examined the place at the hilltop and found the place was burned and still glowing with ember.[1]
1946
[edit]- The "ghost rockets" were mysterious rocket or missile shaped objects which were sighted on many occasions between May and December 1946, with peaks on 9 and 11 August 1946. They were seen primarily in Sweden and nearby Scandinavian countries, but also in other European countries as well. Some 2000 reported sightings were logged altogether, 200 of them being on radar, and a number of fragments were reported found by military authorities.
- Ängelholm UFO: A businessman named Gösta Carlsson claimed that back in May 1946, he witnessed a UFO land in the forest near Ängelholm, and then encountered the vehicle's crew of humanoid occupants.
1957
[edit]Two spheroid-shaped, silver-grey objects were seen flying at about 200 meters height over northern Gotland. The objects were described as being about 25 meters in diameter, having slowly rotating details and a constant red glow on the bottom surface. An examining expert of the Swedish military claimed that the objects were research balloons, but this conclusion has been questioned as there was no wind at the time of the observation that could move balloons and that the objects were observed moving in identical manoeuvres.[2]
1968
[edit]In 1968 strange impressions were found on the ground in a remote place outside of Borås. The impressions were described as two triangluar shapes which emitted a maladorous smell from a fluid. One of the triangles had about 15 centimeter marks in each corner of the triangle. The fluid was examined by laboratory experts who could not explain what the fluid was.[3]
2009
[edit]- The 2009 Norwegian spiral anomaly was a spiral event that occurred over Norway and Sweden. The spiral consisted of a blue beam of light with a greyish spiral emanating from one end of it. The anomaly was seen in the northern areas of the country.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gustavsson, Johan. "Tefatsliknande farkost sågs på nära håll i Östergötland" (in Swedish). UFO Sverige.
- ^ Svahn, Claes. "1957 Diskusarna svängde framför polismannen" (in Swedish). UFO Sverige.
- ^ Granlie, Johan. "1968 Landade ett okänt föremål i Vänga?" (in Swedish). UFO Sverige.
- ^ Atkinson, Nancy (9 December 2009). "What was the Norway Spiral?". Universe Today.
External links
[edit]- MUFON - Last 20 UFO Sightings and Pictures Archived 2014-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
