DOW Archival Record Release 05

DOW-UAP-D099, Intelligence Review of "Ghost Rocket" Incidents, 1947

DOW-UAP-D099, Intelligence Review of "Ghost Rocket" Incidents, 1947 is a declassified Archival Record from Department of War. The record is dated 1947, was released in Release 05 on 2026-08-07 under the PURSUE initiative, and contains 1 file connected to Sweden.

Agency
Department of War
Record Year
1947
Released
2026-08-07
Files
1 total

Citation-Ready Summary

DOW-UAP-D099, Intelligence Review of "Ghost Rocket" Incidents, 1947 is a declassified Archival Record from Department of War. The record is dated 1947, was released in Release 05 on 2026-08-07 under the PURSUE initiative, and contains 1 file connected to Sweden.

This document is a U.S. Department of War General Staff intelligence review assessing incidents involving unidentified "Ghost Rockets" reported over Sweden and other Scandinavian countries beginning in May 1946. The review includes an analysis of observational reports, statements from the Swedish government, and reporting from the U.S. military attaché in Stockholm. The review highlights the inconclusive nature of the contemporary evidence available to substantiate reports from civilian and military observers.

Key Facts

The review also documents a change in the public stance of the Swedish Defense Staff, which privately attributed the objects to Soviet V-1 missile tests launched from Peenemünde.

Peenemünde is a then-occupied municipality in northeastern Germany that had been associated with the development of the V-1 and V-2 rocket program during World War II.

Official record metadata lists incident date 1/9/47 and location Sweden.

Released as part of PURSUE Release 05 on August 7, 2026.

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