8: Sweden. Archives for the Unexplained and Ghost Rockets
Analysis Summary
Summary
The person in this account is Clas Swan, a journalist and UFO researcher from Sweden. He became interested in UFOs in the late 1960s and founded a UFO Society in 1974. During his investigations, he and his friends collected reports from local people about UFO sightings. They used cameras and tape recorders to gather information. Clas notes that most sightings have mundane explanations. He has also discussed the historical context of UFO reporting in Sweden, highlighting the shift in media coverage and military interest over the years. After his extensive research, Clas has seen little change in the military's official stance on UFOs, which is that they do not consider them a threat. The encounter has led him to continue his research and share his findings with the public.
Program Intelligence Analysis
The interview with Clas Swan delves into the history of UFO phenomena in Sweden, particularly focusing on the ghost rockets and the evolution of media and military interest in UFOs. Swan discusses the extensive archives for The Unexplained and the ongoing challenges in researching these phenomena.
The Swedish military decided in 1965 that they were not to investigate UFOs anymore, as they could not see any military significance or threat.
Clas Svahn
“I think UFOs are not that easily explained; there could be much more interesting things behind UFOs.”
Managed by: Swedish military
Investigation of unidentified flying objects reported in Sweden
The Swedish military decided in 1965 that they were not to investigate UFOs anymore, as they could not see any military significance or threat.
The ghost rockets phenomenon involved cigar-shaped objects that were reported to have crashed into lakes in Sweden, with many witnesses observing them.
The archives for The Unexplained contain over 60,000 books and more than a million newspaper clippings related to UFOs and other unexplained phenomena.
The Swedish military has not shown interest in UFOs since the 1960s, referring reports to UFO Sweden instead.
The ghost rockets phenomenon is unique to Scandinavia and has been reported since 1946, with sightings continuing into the 1990s.