AudioBlog: UFOs over Finland Redux

Reports of UFO sightings and alien encounters come from all over
the world, from Australia to Zimbabwe. Place a finger at
random on a globe and chances are some sort of UFO history from
that area has been recorded. This week, the finger has landed on
Finland, and Finland not only has a UFO history but also has active
UFO researchers as well. The history of UFO reports in Finland is
much like that of other countries except that it starts earlier
than most, dating back to the early 20th century.  As was the
case for much of Scandinavia, Finland had reports in the 1930s and
1940s of mystery lights, aircraft and rockets. During the winter
between 1933 and 1934, many people in Sweden reported seeing
mysterious aircraft, some with bright lights (unusual for the
period) that were able to fly in harsh weather conditions, day or
night.  The Swedish Air Force sent out planes to look for the
aircraft, and ski patrols were sent to man mountaintop
searchlights.  The Finnish Army sent up their own planes, and
the first report of “a shining bright light, just like a blowtorch”
came from Kemi, a town just east of the Swedish border. The
report received a good deal of press coverage and Finnish
authorities declared without proof that the light was from
something of Russian origin.  At a 1937 press conference,
spokesmen for the Finnish military declared that all the sightings
could be explained by weather formations and inaccurate
observations. Read more