News article : http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nordland/1.6902336

Video of the spiral collapsing: http://www.vgtv.no/?id=27553

Other video: http://www.vgtv.no/?id=27553

Discussion on SomethingAwful forums: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3238877&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1

"A mysterious phenomenen of light on the nightsky shocked citizens of northern and mid-Norway on wednesday morning....

...It spun around and exploded in the sky...

...It looked like it came over a mountain. First it followed a path, until it disintegrated. Then it suddenly became a huge sphere, so large that it covered the entire sky.

Meteorologists in Tromsø have no idea what caused the light:

"We don't know what it is. I don't want to assume anything about it, but it appears to have been very spectacular"

"People describe the moving light as overwhelming, extremely beautiful, and partially frightening. They describe it as a new years rocket that looks like a spinning spiral."

The phenomenon lasted for a few minutes, just before eight on Wednesday morning. The meteorologist says the light apparently has come from the east."


Is this some very successful trolling or true? Mwha!

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Q u o t e:
News article : http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nordland/1.6902336

Video of the spiral collapsing: http://www.vgtv.no/?id=27553

Other video: http://www.vgtv.no/?id=27553

Discussion on SomethingAwful forums: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3238877&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1

"A mysterious phenomenen of light on the nightsky shocked citizens of northern and mid-Norway on wednesday morning....

...It spun around and exploded in the sky...

...It looked like it came over a mountain. First it followed a path, until it disintegrated. Then it suddenly became a huge sphere, so large that it covered the entire sky.

Meteorologists in Tromsø have no idea what caused the light:

"We don't know what it is. I don't want to assume anything about it, but it appears to have been very spectacular"

"People describe the moving light as overwhelming, extremely beautiful, and partially frightening. They describe it as a new years rocket that looks like a spinning spiral."

The phenomenon lasted for a few minutes, just before eight on Wednesday morning. The meteorologist says the light apparently has come from the east."


Is this some very successful trolling or true? Mwha!

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I was reading about this earlier and talking with Thundgot and Ancilorn about it. Fascinating stuff; I can't wait to hear what they determine is the cause/source.