DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7203973
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONNOf Halsingberg Sweden
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Wos Balloon
N of Unlst 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Bulloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 1O AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircrait
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 67 Was Astranomical
Ys D Probably Astronomicol
No Civiliar D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
N/A Unknown
one N/a :
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two men allegedly saw & fought with No evidonee to substantiate
3 or a beings who landed & took off story.
in a spuce shipofflying-saucer tyre.
'7 7 g
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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SECURITY CLASSIFICAT
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SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
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dea 1y 21 06 59
15 0327
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Check) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION
ROUTINE BOOK MULTI SINGLE SYMAOL OF REFERENCE
ACTION
INFO X AF C-08 SECRET
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ATIC-WP-AFB
TO: U. S. AIR ATTACHE, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
HCX
AFGeNC
/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E46 4-715-E
REF CLASSIFIED MSG C-08, DTD 20 JAN 59, REQUEST DISPOSITION OF
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TYPED NAME ANO TIILE/(SIgnghUr, If roQuired) TYPED (Or stamped) AME AND TMLE
3x--2 Maj Robert 5. Friend OWWASWR
PHONE 69216 PAGE NR. 1 PAGES N.R. OF LOUIS J. MARRELL
CAPTAIN, USAF
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
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166. REFERENCE YOUR MESSACE AFCIN-4E4G
4-7155-E AND OUR COS. INTELLIGENCE REPORT NOT SUENITTED BY THIS
OFFICE AFTER MAJOR LARSEN, ATL, USAFE, DETERNINED EVIDENCE DID
NOT SUESTANTIATE REPORTED STORY AND THAT HE VOULD SUBNIT
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rbal report dered
tive adquarters was sufficient.
2. The ATI representative was shown secret
Swedish Air Force reports ndicating that I many of the reported
UFO sightings are Soviet attempts to test Swedish radar and
other defensive installations.
3. ) Up to now, Swedish Air Force Intelligence has
been able to discount all except one reported UFo sightings in
Sweden as deliberate hoaxes or Soviet prying attempts. This
one was phenomenon observed over the Swedish island of Got-
land on 15 October 1957. The case was a sighting of so-called
"angel's hair" which was drifting in a northwesterly direction a northwesterly direction
over the island. Some "hairs" were found island. Some "hairs" found and analyzed chemi-
cally at the University of Uposals Uposal They were shown to be
slightly spun natural silk which ha subjected to mechanical
stress. Swedish Air Force intelligence intelligence experts experts pointed out
that the case is similar to the "angel' the "angel's hair" air" cases reportad cases reported
by Keyhoe in his book, "The by Keyhoe his Flying Saucer Flying Saucer Conspiracy", on Page onspirag Page
227.
4. D The Chief of the Swedish Air Force Intelligence
requested the ATI representative to ascertair through ATIC if
there were any logical and natural explanation of this
balloons, etc.
DOT . Classification Cancelled
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5. Inasmuch as there is excellent cooperation be-
tween USAF and Swedish Air Force Intelligence on several pro-
jects of terest, equested nat any information which
can throw light on to this Directorate
to be included to, Swedish Air Force Intelligence. R7C
6. correspondence is classified
because of intellige cooperation between two governments.
Downgradi determined.
FOR THE
iLoge AW D
Copy furnished: (0-PAUL E. VILLARS:
US Air Attache, Colonel, USAF
Stockholm, Sweden Dir, Air Tech Intel
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rge. tends to cling together. Thia material tends to disintegrate
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ha2 ing system.
AFCIN-4D 5. It is suggestei that the area of the Swedish aighting be
inveatigated For a silk processing plant. There are several possible
nauises cauises for this material to be in an area for this material I to be in an area where is probably where it probably has not has not
AFCIN-4E heda seen before and cach should be given seen before and each should be given consideration:
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AFCIN-4F the area,
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d. Material blown fron a plant an unusually long distande
Investigation in this instance should be the directton of
AFCIN-A the prevailing wind for the area. LLOFFICE OF RECORD
FOR THE COMMANDER:
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CORDON C. HOPTMAN
AFCIN-4X2c Colonel, SA
Actg. Deputy for Seienses
and Conponents
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2. There is no record of reply. Inasmuch as
the Air Attache, Stockholn, has recently again requested
an answer, information is desired when a reply can be ex-
pected.
3.(UNCL) This letter is classified Confidential in
accordance with Par, 30o, AFR 205-1. Downgrading cannot
be predetermined.
Classification Cancelled
1 Atch
GEORGE H. WILSON Cy Ltr to APIc (c)
L1 Colonel, USAF
Deputy Commander
1st Ind (ArCIN-iE4g) 1 4 SEP 1959
TO: Hqs., European
ATTN: ITITF, A ,N.Y.
Forwarded i as attachment 2 is a. copy of this Center's reply to letter
referenced in paragraph of basie letter.
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NICHOLAS POST DI2LV10 Atch:
Actg. Deputy for Seience 1. Mided 1 Inok,
and ComponentS 2. Cy"Itr atd 2a 2 May 59,
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