Helsinki Finland Stockholm Sweden unidentified aerial event — March 19, 1953

On or during March 19, 1953, at or near Helsinki Finland Stockholm Sweden, Finland, the source reports the following sequence: TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual COURSE East or west PHOTOS None PHYSICAL EVIDENCE No ATIC DOCUMENT: 12h30Z, Area reported on: FINLAND Following is a translation of an article which appeared in the Helsinki, Finland, daily paper on 19 March 1953. According to this translation, a round, shiny object was observed passing horizontally through the sky at a very high speed. Similar optical phenomena was observed also in Stockholm, Sweden, at about the same time. It was observed due West of the tower, traveling in a estimated direction of 200°. It was observed for 1 seconds and then apparently disappeared behind clouds.