2009 Norwegian spiral anomaly
The Norwegian spiral anomaly of 2009SLBMs,[7][8] and the Russian Defence Ministry said shortly after that such an event had taken place on 9 December.[9]
Initial speculations
Hundreds of calls flooded the
Northern Lights variant.[citation needed
]
UFO enthusiasts immediately began speculating whether the aerial light display could be evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence proposing among other things that it could be a wormhole opening up, or somehow was linked to the recent high-energy experiments undertaken at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland.[10]
Ballistic missile test
On 10 December 2009, the
astrophysicist at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, had already suggested that the unusual light display occurred when the missile's third stage nozzle
was damaged, causing the exhaust to come out sideways and sending the missile into a spin.
See also
- Ghost rockets
- Hessdalen lights
- List of UFO sightings
References
- ^ a b Linder, Alexander (9 December 2009). "Märkligt ljussken över Kiruna" [Strange lightning over Kiruna]. Norrländska Socialdemokraten (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "Russisk rakettsmell synlig i hele Nord-Norge". aftenposten.no.
- ^ "Norway Spiral". spellconsulting.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ a b c Haugdal, Marthe; Andersen, Ingunn; Bleikelia, Mats; Enerstvedt, Vidar (9 December 2009). "Vet ikke hva den mystiske kjempespiralen er" [Unknown what the mysterious giant spiral is]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Strange light in Norwegian sky sparks mystery". The Daily Telegraph. UK. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ Andreas Grimsæth (3 November 2009). "Mystisk lys var russisk rakett" [Mystical light was Russian rocket] (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Strange 'Norway spiral' likely an out-of-control missile". New Scientist. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ "Norway spiral: A rocket scientist explains the mystery". The Christian Science Monitor. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ a b Clara Moskowitz, 'Russia admits missile caused UFO lights'. MSNBC News, 10 December 2009.
- ^ "Norway wormhole is First Contact, claim UFO watchers". news.com.au. Sydney, Australia. 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ UFO frenzy was Russian missile failure Archived 15 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Yahoo!7 News
External links
| External videos | |
|---|---|
 "中国气象台曝光20年前UFO绝密录像" (YouTube video). YouTube. 29 April 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2009. (Video of similar event that happened in China in April 2009.) (in Chinese) | |
| "Spiral ejecta from tumbling rocket stage – simulation" (YouTube video). YouTube. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2009. |
- Post on Russian site of official warning of a rocket test, prohibiting navigation in the area until 15 Dec.
- Atkinson, Nancy (9 December 2009). "What was the Norway Spiral?". Universe Today.
- New Russian missile failure sparks UFO frenzyArchived 6 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Estimation of the Location, Trajectory, Size, and Altitude of the "Norway Spiral" Phenomenon Archived 27 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine 2009–2011
- Norwegian spiral anomaly 2009 at UfoSightingsToday.org
- Tenth Anniversary of the 'Norway Spiral' : The Birth of an Internet Mythology by James Oberg, 4 December 2019