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FDD Note No. 887, a Central Intelligence Agency translation filed in March 1959, reproduces a 20 January 1959 front-page article from the Stockholm newspaper Stockholms-Tidningen. It reports that eight reliable persons saw a "flying saucer" over Stigsjoe, near Haernoesand in Vaesternorrland Province. The round object, 6 to 8 meters across with a luminous ring and a reddish yellow underside, approached slowly from the south at about 300 meters and was visible for about three minutes. The incident was reported to military authorities.
# "Eight Persons Saw Flying Saucer," Stockholm, Stockholms- Tiningen, 20 Jan 59, page 1 No less than eight reliable persons observed a "flying saucer" over Stigsjce, near Haernoesand (Vaesternorrland Province) recently. The object approached the observers slowly from the south over [Lake] Leargsjoen at a height of about 300 meters. The object was round, 6 to 8 meters in diameter, and surrounded by a luminous ring about two meters wide. The under side of the object emitted a reddish yellow light. It was visible for about three minutes. The incident has been reported to military authorities.
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