Helsinki Finland radar-visual unidentified-object report — January 1948

On or during January 1948, at or near Helsinki Finland, Finland, the source reports the following sequence: UNCLASSIFIED Incident #100 DATE: _________ 5 Jan 48 TIME: _________ LOCATION: Helsinki, Finland SOURCE: Military Attache NATURE OF REPORT: _____ FAIRLY RELIABLE ______ HOW LONG OBSERVED: _______ FORMATION, IF ANY: ________________________ NUMBER OF OBJECTS: __________ DISTANCE: ________ shining, _____ SIZE: _______ spherical __________ ALTITUDE: _____________ high __________ LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 10 secs TYPE OF OBSERVANCE: ground RADAR: _______ ANGLE: _______ LIGHT INTENSITY: __________ WEATHER CONDITIONS: ________ APPARENT MOON SIZE: _________________ REMARKS: ________________ Signature: ATIC FORM 329 (Rev. UNCLASSIFIED CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident# 100 1. Odor detected N/S 20. Exhaust trails Grey streaks were left in the sky. It was observed 5th Jan for 10 seconds. Eyewitnesses state flames were ejected and grey streaks left in the sky The text on the document is as follows: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED. HANDLE AS SPECIFIED BY ISSUING OFFICE PER FAAR 511 and 60a (47) SEC 206c From: USMILATMACHEL3 HELSINKI FINLAND sgd Burrill (AIRGRAM) To: Dir of Intel&cco CGUSAREUR Washington 25 DC Nr: ADC 2 13 January 1948 Helsinki press 10th January reports observation of light phenomena vicinity Vaasa 3rd January brightly shining object with long tail moved west to east visible for 30 sec- onds. Another shining object seen Pihtipudas 5th January observed 10 seconds from north to south. Eyewitness states flames were reflected and grey streaks left in sky. Comment: Finish press now using term flying saucers references light phenomena. May be revival and/or series of alleged flying phenomena. (See WSEAX 96.