UFO-Sweden

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UFO-Sweden
Type Non-profit organization
Founded 1970
Headquarters Sweden
Website ufo.se

UFO-Sweden (UFO-Sverige in Swedish) is a Swedish non-profit organization dedicated to the investigation of UFO sightings and/or alien contacts in Sweden. The organization was founded in 1970 and have 26 local groups all over Sweden with the central unit in Uppsala. UFO-Sweden cooperate with organizations such as the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) and corresponds with most of the major UFO organizations over the world. Their attitude towards the UFO phenomenon is “based on research and not speculation”. They are open to any answer to the phenomenon and do not advocate any pet theory.

On UFO Sweden's report page it is possible to file reports of UFO sightings in Sweden to be investigated by the organizations specially trained researchers.

According to the organization itself, they have one of the largest UFO archives in Europe (and possibly in the world). It contains a couple of thousands books and magazines from all over the world and a news clipping archive encompassing articles from 1946 to this date, mostly from Sweden but also from USA, Norway and other countries. More than 13.500 case histories are also placed here together with videotapes, audiotapes, pictures and UFO-paraphernalia.

[edit] Publications

The organization also produce a number of different publications

  • UFO-Aktuellt a magazine with four issues a year which have today about 1.400 subscribers.
  • Rapport Nytt (UFO Raden) a small publication, released six times a year, with all new repports.
  • A newsletter - in English, since 1990 - (published by the Archives for UFO Research) four times a year.

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