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Then, at Rortrask, northeast Norsj6, the plane appeared, and wit- nesses ‘‘observed the engine stop three times as it passed directly over them... The machine was flying so low that the whole forest was bathed in its light.”’ 3. Wednesday, January 10, 1934. Trondheim, Norway. ‘“‘Two land- ings of the ghost fliers were reported from northern Norway Wednesday evening. One machine landed near the island of Gjeslingen, outside Rorvik, and the other at a place called Kvaloj in the area Namndal. The report from Gjeslingen says that the people there saw a great beam of light and heard the sound of a strong engine. The machine landed and remained on the water quietly for an hour and a half. Its light went out after it Inndna landed.” A Norwegian cruiser, the Eagle, was sent to the area, but the plane was gone when it arrived. 4. Sunday, January 21, 1934. “‘At 6 P.M. Sunday evening a crowd of people in Bengtsforsen, Jamtland, saw a very bright light in the sky. It was the size of a half-moon and traveled very fast. The roar of an engine was heard during the sighting. In Indal, west of Bengtsforsen, a light appeared after 6 P.M. A large crowd heard it and watched as the light circled the area for ten minutes before vanishing in the west. To the dismay of the Swedish military authorities, these planes chose to circle railways and forts (particularly the fort at Boden) and other strategic areas. Many of the sightings were of lights only, often described as blinding, and the old familiar “‘searchlight’’ was described in one account after another. When a large gray airplane chose to circle low over the Norwegian freighter Tordenskiold outside of Tromso, Norway, on Tuesday, January 23, 1934, it projected a blinding beam of light onto the ship’s deck “lighting it up like daylight.’’ Captain Sigvard Olsen said the pilot was visible in the illuminated cabin and that he wore a hood and big eyeglasses or goggles. The known part of the flap really began in earnest on Saturday, January 6, with many simultaneous sightings throughout Sweden. There were other peaks on Monday, January 8; Wednesday, January 10; Saturday, January 20; Sunday, January 21; Tuesday, January 23; Thurs- day, January 25; Tuesday, February 6; and Sunday, February 11. Published reports in February declined sharply as the military authorities moved into the flap areas and began in-depth investigations. These Unidentified Airplanes / 117