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This Central Intelligence Agency report, No. 00-W-30956, was distributed on 22 September 1954. It is unevaluated information drawn from Finnish, Norwegian and Austrian newspapers published between 10 June and 15 July 1954. It covers objects photographed in Helsinki and Maarianhamina during and after the 30 June eclipse, and an oblong object seen at Pulkkila on 14 July. It also covers color film of two shining disks shot from an airplane over Norway, and a gleaming red object seen over the Tennen Mountains near Hallein, Austria.
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DATE PUBLISHED 10 Jun-15 Jul 1954 LANGUAGE Finnish, Norwegian, German ## SIGHTINGS OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 10 JUNE-15 JULY 1954 UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS PHOTOGRAPHED IN FINLAND DURING AND AFTER ECLIPSE -- Helsinki, Helsingin Sanomat, 11 Jul 54 Several photographs of an unidentified object in the sky were taken in Helsinki during the eclipse on 30 June 1954. According to informed circles, a round object which appears on the photographs is not the moon or a cloud. One photograph differs from the others in that the upper edge of the object is illuminated as if the sun were shining on a hard surface. The center of the object appears as a dark blotch. [The photograph described is shown in source.] Helsinki, Helsingin Sanomat, 12 Jul 54 A strange object was photographed in the sky in Maarianhamina immediately after the sun was in full view, following the eclipse on 30 June 1954. The cigar-shaped object appeared on several pictures taken consecutively. [A photograph of the object is shown in source.] - REPORT LATER SIGHTING IN FINLAND -- Helsinki, Helsingin Sanomat, 15 Jul 54 On 14 July 1954, an unidentified, oblong object was sighted at Pulkkila, flying [southwest] in the direction of Haapavesi-Nivala. The object, which was flying very high, appeared grey from the rear and very bright from the side. The object was in view for several minutes and was flying with the speed of an ordinary plane. APPROVED FOR RELEASE DATE ARCHIVAL RECORD PLEASE RETURN TO AGENCY ARCHIVES STATE NAVY NSRB DISTRIBUTION ARMY AMCIVIAL
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 4 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.