| ID | #1632407158 |
| Added | Thu, 23/09/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | The Christian Science Monitor
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Hypothesis
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Initial data
Boston, Massachusetts, August 12, 1946, p.
Mysterious rockets are flying high and low over Sweden.
STOCKHOLM, Aug 12 ( AP) - Mysterious coil - shaped missiles-racing with fiery tails-have become commonplace in Sweden, and military authorities no longer doubt that the country is in the target area for experiments with remotely controlled missiles.
Since July 1, newspapers have published reports about flying cars almost every day.
At first, many believed that excited eyewitnesses did not see anything more sinister than meteors. However, between July 9 and 12, the military authorities received 300 reports of missiles, and since then new reports have been received daily. The fragments examined by the scientists did not give any clues, except for indications of the presence of coke and other common materials.
The authorities, promising to publish a communique on the results of the investigation within a few days, warned Swedish newspapers not to publish the names of places where ghost rockets appear, so that the senders would not receive important data. Official circles refused to speculate about the source of the missiles, but everywhere it was believed that the missiles came from some place on the Baltic coast of Germany.
Only in isolated cases is it known that the missiles actually landed in Sweden. The military is busy deepening a small lake in Lapland.
The military authorities said that the missiles clearly passed over Sweden in a huge curve. Some reports indicated that there was a self-destruct device on the objects, and military experts claimed that some of them apparently exploded in the air. The longest flight of any of the missiles, as far as military experts could determine, was about 600 miles, compared with a flight range of 35 to 45 miles for the first German V-2 rocket bombs.
However, there is no comparison with rocket bombs. The mystery rockets are small and at low altitudes they seem almost square. According to eyewitnesses, the lower part of the object was painted red. Some observed how these missiles flew very low.
These reports were confirmed by a Swedish officer, a pilot who saw one of the missiles during a recent flight.
Original news
Boston, Massachusetts, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, 12 August 1946, page
Mystery Rockets Fly High and Low Across Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 12 (AP) - Mysterious spool-shaped rockets - speeding with fiery tails - have become a common sight in Sweden, and military officials no longer doubt that the country is in a target area for experimentation with remotely controlled missiles.
Since July 1, newspapers have published reports of the flying fireballs nearly every day.
In the beginning many believed excited eye-witnesses had seen nothing more ominous than meteors. However, between July 9 and July 12, military authorities received 300 reports of the missiles and since that time added reports have poured in daily. Fragments examined by scientists gave little in the way of clues, except to indicate the presence of coke and other common materials.
Authorities, promising a communique on the results of the investigation within a few days, have cautioned Swedish newspapers not to publish the names of places where the ghost rockets appear, so that the senders would not be provided with important data. Official quarters declined to speculate on the source of the missiles, but it was believed elsewhere that the rockets come from some place along the Baltic coast of Germany.
Only in a few cases is it known that the missiles actually landed in Sweden. Military personnel have been busily dredging a small lake in Lapland.
Military authorities said the missiles evidently passed over Sweden in a huge curve. Some reports indicated the objects carried a device for self-destruction, and military experts said some apparently had exploded in the air. The longest flight of any of the missiles, so far as military experts could determine, was about 600 miles, as compared with the range of 35 to 45 miles for the first German V-2 rocket bombs.
There is no comparison, however, with the rocket bombs. The mystery missiles are small, and at low altitudes seem almost square. The bottom of the object appeared to have been painted red, eyewitnesses said. Some observed these missiles flying extremely low.
These reports have been substantiated by a Swedish officer, a flier, who saw one of the rockets during a recent flight.
Hypotheses
Booster, the rocket and tracks
For UFOs often take stages of rockets, parts of space ships burning in the atmosphere, the launches of various missile technology for military purposes, etc., and traces from them. They attract attention mostly in the dark, but in the day time have a greater aura of mystery.
Formation of the track of the launch vehicle occurs in the tropopause (the layer between the troposphere and stratosphere), which sharply reduced the vertical temperature gradient. The emergence of the so-called "jellyfish" influenced by water vapor, which are subject to enhanced condensation.
Investigation
Resume
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