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Ghost rockets (1946)

Ghost rockets were rocket- or missile-shaped unidentified flying objects reported mainly over Sweden, Finland, and other parts of Scandinavia. The sightings occurred primarily between February and December 1946, with a revival from January to March 1948. Investigators concluded that many sightings were meteors, but the episode was never fully explained.

During this wave, 12 different people reported 12 sightings in the area on this site. 2 of the 6 reports that name a shape describe a saucer. 4 include video.

🗓️ 26 February – December 1946 📍 Sweden and Scandinavia 12 reports12 different people 🎥 4 with video

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🛸 Case · 11 min readGhost rocketsEncyclopedia article, with sourcesGhost rockets were rocket- or missile-shaped unidentified flying objects reported mainly over Sweden, Finland, and other parts of Scandinavia. The sightings occurred primarily between February and December 1946, with a revival from January to March 1948. Inve…

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Week of 13 May 1946Week of 4 Jan 1954

What people saw

Shapes

Saucer2
Tic tac1
Light1
Cigar1
Orb1

Colours

Yellow1
Orange1

Counted from the reports that name a shape or colour.

Every report (12)

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