Dude...

[Drake Tungsten]

[Drake Tungsten]

Mysterious Light Display Leaves Norwegians and Astronomers Puzzled

A bizarre spiraling light show over Norway has raised speculations ranging from a Russian rocket test to an odd meteoric display. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute remains unsure of the phenomenon's origins, but astronomers have said that it does not appear connected to the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights.

A blue light first appeared from behind a mountain, and created a giant spiral in the sky within seconds. Perhaps even more baffling, a green-blue beam of light appeared to shoot from the center. The entire display remained in the sky for a good ten to twelve minutes--enough time for photographers across Norway to shoot hundreds of images and capture video.

Universe Today raises the possibility that the spiraling pattern represents a tumbling rocket stage spewing fuel. But Russia denied having conducted missile tests in the area.

We're still betting on some rocket test gone awry, or else a really far-out art display by a guerilla artiste with a penchant for science. Inter-dimensional research or the beginning stages of an alien invasion remain farther down the probability list.

It's also worth noting that a similar phenomenon apparently appeared over China back in April 2009.

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2009-12/bizarre-light-display-leaves-norwegians-and-astronomers-puzzled

[Lorizael]

I'm still betting on this being a mass hypnosis effort by aliens.

[Japher]

Wormhole... or a sign that Phish is going on tour again.

[Drake Tungsten]

The second sign...



I think 2012 is on.

[BlackCat]

ZCZC FA79
031230 UTC DEC 09
COASTAL WARNING ARKHANGELSK 94
SOUTHERN PART WHITE SEA
1.ROCKET LAUNCHING 2300 07 DEC TO 0600 08 DEC
09 DEC 0200 TO 0900 10 DEC 0100 TO 0900
NAVIGATION PROHIBITED IN AREA
65-12.6N 036-37.0E 65-37.2N 036-26.0E
66-12.3N 037-19.0E 66-04.0N 037-47.0E
66-03.0N 038-38.0E 66-06.5N 038-55.0E
65-11.0N 037-28.0E 65-12.1N 036-49.5E
THEN COASTAL LINE 65-12.2N 036-47.6E
2. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE 101000 DEC=
NNNN

[Kitschum]

Universe Today raises the possibility that the spiraling pattern represents a tumbling rocket stage spewing fuel. But Russia denied having conducted missile tests in the area.

I think the claim that the Russians have denied it might be a misunderstanding:

So what does the Russian military have to say? Not much. "On this matter we do not confirm, we do not deny, we do not comment," a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman told Infox.ru.

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/12/09/2147455.aspx

[ZEE]

I think its from Texas

[Kitschum]

I think your from Texas

[dannubis]

Great, the aliens are a bunch of hippies from the 60's. Just what the world needs...

[Winston]

Mysterious spiral in Norway

Still far less weird than Obama's Nobel Peace Prize..

[ColdWizard]

I blame CERN.

[self biased]

[Theben]

Behold the sphincter of God.

[Lefty Scaevola]

Looks like Odin the sky god ate some bad tacos.