![]() TRACECAT Case Directory Category 6, Physical Traces Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Ole Jonny Braenne: July 18, 1946; Southeastern Norway
Between 12 and 12:30 p.m. A "ghost rocket" crashed
into Lake Mjøsa. Several witnesses observed a V1-like
object coming in low from the west at about 50 meters
height. The witnesses first heard a strong whistling
sound, not exactly like that associated with known
aircraft. The object flew so low as to cause the trees
to sway. It impacted in Lake Mjøsa about two
kilometers from the western shore and seven kilometers
from Minnesund, where the depth is 300-400 meters. It
was cigar-shaped, about 2.5 meters long, with about
one meter-long wings placed one meter behind the nose.
The front and back parts were shining like metal, but
the middle section including the wings was dark. The
wings seemed to flap a little, as if made of fabric.
No fire, exhaust, or light was seen. When it hit the
lake, the water splashed several meters into the air.
There was no explosion. The sky was clear, and the
water quickly calmed. Some witnesses thought they saw
two objects, one in front of the other. The Norwegian
Defense High Command conducted an investigation
according to press reports of the period, but the
documents have never been recovered. There is a
distinct possibility that all documents on the 1946
ghost-rocket wave have been destroyed. If so, this is
a disaster for UFO historians, who will be left with
only newspaper accounts as source material.
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