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Nature of sightings: Strange light phenomena (Nocturnal Lights)

"I was sitting in bed reading at about 1 am when the room suddenly was lighted. When I ran to the window I saw the source of light come flying from northeast. It was as large as the street lamps I could see beside E18 outside my house".

Marianne Gustafsson in Bomansgatan in Västeraes became the first of many witnesses observing strange light phenomena around Christmas and New Year 1984/85. It was Friday night 21 December 1984 that Marianne saw the strong light above the multi-store building in Vitmorgatan.

"The light stopped and grew in size for a second, before it shrank to a tiny spot of light and made a change of direction and disappeared towards north", Marianne tells. "I called the police and they informed me that another person had called them about the strange light".

"The police had no theories of what it could have been and neither have I", Marianne Gustafsson ends.

Next in turn was the Akerman family in Malmbergsgatan in Västeraes. They were watching a late movie on TV at 11.40 pm Sunday 30 December when the wife Reeta spotted a large flash outside the window.

"It lighted the sky for 2-3 seconds", she tells. "It looked very strange...". When her husband came to the window they could see a yellow-orange ball lighting up in the sky about 700-900 feet up.

"The ball speeded towards northwest and flew with vibrating movements out of sight", Sven-Olof establishes. "The light seemed to be directed for it didn't shine all around it and I don't believe it was a new year's eve rocket or other pyrotechnical equipment that could have caused these effects", Sven Olof Akerman ends.

Roland Ahlén in Dingtuna outside Västeraes saw something strange on New Year's Eve 1984 at 4.30 pm.

"I suddenly saw a stationary object in northwest. It looked like a ball surrounded by light that was strongest below", Roland tells. "After a while the object started on a straight course towards west".

"It didn't look like new year's rockets or fireworks that we saw later in the evening", Roland Ahlén finally assures.

Source: UFO-Aktuellt no. 1 1985, p 11.