More than northern lights?

Since 1998 more than 200 sightings of strange lights in the skies over Norway have been reported and filed under ìunexplained phenomenaî. Norwegians living near the Hessdalen Fjord have been amazed to see more than just the northern lights: their skies have been filled with activity for a decade or two. Spacecraft and other light phenomena were repeatedly seen and reported. Eventually in 1998 a camera was put in place which automatically records the flashes and inexplicable movements of lights; since then the photographic record has accumulated more than 200 sightings. Sometimes flashing lights are seen – some are round, some are long streaking objects, others bullet-like, some moved in an extraordinary fashion, while others moved at enormous speed. The flying objects did not confine themselves to the skies overhead but were also seen flying above road-traffic in broad daylight.

Recorded sightings date back to 1895, when reports appeared in a local newspaper – ìA shiny body seen by three fishermenî. But it seems that since around 1983 sightings of UFOs have reached an ìunprecedented intensityî. We were getting 20 reports a week,î says Erling Strand, spokesman for Project Hessdalen, the organization formed at that time.

Now the project is being funded by the University of Tokyo, and research into the mysterious phenomena is continuing; 3-D cameras and radar are also being used, and researchers hope that they will be able to prove conclusively whether UFOs are real or not. (Source: Abendzeitung, Germany)

(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms the authenticity of these sightings, and comments that there is a high concentration of UFO activity in the area.)

From the September 2001 issue of Share International magazine