WTF? Russians at it again

Soberphobia · 12-10-2009, 05:01 AM

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A mysterious light display appearing over Norway last night has left thousands of residents in the north of the country baffled.

Witnesses from Trøndelag to Finnmark compared the amazing sight to anything from a Russian rocket to a meteor or a shock wave - although no one appears to have mentioned UFOs yet.

The phenomenon began when what appeared to be a blue light seemed to soar up from behind a mountain. It stopped mid-air, then began to circulate.

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Within seconds a giant spiral had covered the entire sky. Then a green-blue beam of light shot out from its centre - lasting for ten to twelve minutes before disappearing completely.

The Norwegian Meteorological Institute was flooded with telephone calls after the light storm - which astronomers have said did not appear to have been connected to the aurora, or Northern Lights, so common in that area of the world.
The mystery deepened tonight as Russia denied it had been conducting missile tests in the area.

Fred Hansen, from Bø in Vesterålen, described the sight as 'like a big fireball that went around, with a great light around it again.'

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He said: 'We saw it from the Inner Harbor in Tromsø. It was absolutely fantastic.

'It almost looked like a rocket that spun around and around and then went diagonally down the heavens.

'It looked like the moon was coming over the mountain, but then came something completely different.'

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What could it be? Astronomers say the spectacle did not appear to have been connected to the aurora, or Northern Lights
'It was like a giant spiral - a shooting star that spun around and around. I initially thought it was a projector', added Axel Rose Berg, from Alta.

Celebrity astronomer Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard told VG Nett he had never seen anything like the lights.

He said: 'My first thought was that it was a fireball meteor, but it has lasted far too long.
'It may have been a missile in Russia, but I can not guarantee that it is the answer.'

Air Traffic control in Tromsø claimed the light show lasted for two minutes, but admitted that was 'far too long to be an astronomical phenomena.'

Tromsø Geophysical Observatory researcher Truls Lynne Hansen was certain the light had been caused by a missile launch.

He told Norwegian media that the missile had likely lost control and exploded. The spiral, he claimed, was the result of light reflecting on the leaking fuel. He was quoted as saying the light was sunlight, despite the strange lights showing up at night.

The Barents Observer quoted Norwegian Defence spokesman Jon Espen Lien as saying that the Norwegian military does not know what the lights were - but that they were probably from a Russian missile.

He said it was normal for Russia to use the White Sea and the Barents Sea as a testing ground for missiles.

However a Moscow news outlet tonight quoted the Russian Navy as denying any rocket launches from the White Sea area.

Norway should be informed of such launches under international agreements, it was stressed.

The Russian Defence Ministry was unavailable for comment last night.

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RaoulDuke · 12-10-2009, 07:00 AM

Somewhere in Russia there's a Homer Simpson dude who fell asleep in the control room.

Soberphobia · 12-10-2009, 07:11 AM

Doh!

quantum · 12-10-2009, 08:07 AM

Looks like Dr Evil's time portal; part of the "Alan Parsons Project". :yes:

32green · 12-10-2009, 08:08 AM

God jr.'s slinky fell down the celestial steps.

With a really big flashlight.

_

jetswin · 12-10-2009, 08:54 AM

It reminds me of SAR's old Herm sig...that and the apocolypse. :eek:

jetswin · 12-10-2009, 02:22 PM

[URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234773/The-answer-mystery-Norways-spiral-light-display-Was-failed-Russian-Bulava-missile-test.html[/URL]

It was a failed Russin missle afterall...

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we're safe...for now

RaoulDuke · 12-10-2009, 02:34 PM

If I ever die in a missile attack, I want it to be from that one.

It kills AND does funky stuff. :yes:

PlumberKhan · 12-10-2009, 03:03 PM

Don't buy the story...not one bit.

[IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/12/10/article-1234430-078BBB05000005DC-136_634x402.jpg[/IMG]

Look at how perfect the concentric circles are. How would that be possible? Was the air at 15,000 feet PERFECTLY still? C'mon now...

I don't buy the explanation...

Ha Ha Ha · 12-10-2009, 03:25 PM

Photoshop is a really excellent program

Crease29 · 12-10-2009, 03:43 PM

[QUOTE=Ha Ha Ha;3396463]Photoshop is a really excellent program[/QUOTE]

Doesn't explain the videos though. :confused:

Jetworks · 12-10-2009, 06:12 PM

Someone better call Gordon Freeman...

Dirtstar · 12-10-2009, 07:10 PM

[QUOTE=Jetworks;3396719]Someone better call Gordon Freeman...[/QUOTE]

ah yes, Gordon Freeman...

the long-rumored lovechild of Flash Gordon and Morgan Freeman...

[IMG]http://images.smarter.com/300x300x15/41/66/454666.jpg[/IMG]

[SIZE="6"][B]+
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[IMG]http://www.topnews.in/files/images/Morgan-Freeman6.jpg[/IMG]

[SIZE="6"][B]=[/B][/SIZE]

[IMG]http://www.morphthing.com/showimage/2/75e1f01dffcf82c164e2a300b4d5e4ce/0/19578505/flash-gordon-jpg--morgan-freeman-99-jpg.jpeg[/IMG]

Jetworks · 12-10-2009, 07:40 PM

Not good. I just found a picture of him at CERN. Connection? :eek2:

[IMG]http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/395/gordonfreemanspottedatcw.jpg[/IMG]

quantum · 12-11-2009, 09:08 AM

[QUOTE=Jetworks;3396856]Not good. I just found a picture of him at CERN. Connection? :eek2:

[IMG]http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/395/gordonfreemanspottedatcw.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

I didn't see this coming: I was told to expect zombies or robots, not an alien invasion. My Hampur sources are no longer considered reliable *cough* Dirtstar *cough*

Jets Things · 12-11-2009, 09:17 AM

[QUOTE=quantum;3397511]I didn't see this coming: I was told to expect zombies or robots, not an [B]alien invasion[/B]. My Hampur sources are no longer considered reliable *cough* Dirtstar *cough*[/QUOTE]

I'd welcome an alien invasion if they looked like this...

[IMG]http://screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/v-laura-vandervoort-as-lisa-01-crop.jpg[/IMG]

Joe W. Namath · 12-11-2009, 09:26 AM

"Whoa. Violent? Hey, we don't keep our people behind a wall with machine guns."

Jets Things · 12-11-2009, 09:28 AM

[QUOTE=Joe W. Namath;3397540]"Whoa. Violent? Hey, we don't keep our people behind a wall with machine guns."[/QUOTE]

I'm the unsilent majority, bigmouth!

RaoulDuke · 12-11-2009, 09:29 AM

[QUOTE=Dirtstar;3396816]ah yes, Gordon Freeman...

the long-rumored lovechild of Flash Gordon and Morgan Freeman...

[IMG]http://images.smarter.com/300x300x15/41/66/454666.jpg[/IMG]

[SIZE="6"][B]+
[/B][/SIZE]
[IMG]http://www.topnews.in/files/images/Morgan-Freeman6.jpg[/IMG]

[SIZE="6"][B]=[/B][/SIZE]

[IMG]http://www.morphthing.com/showimage/2/75e1f01dffcf82c164e2a300b4d5e4ce/0/19578505/flash-gordon-jpg--morgan-freeman-99-jpg.jpeg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

:rofl:

12-10-2009, 05:01 AM	#1
Soberphobia All League Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,440	WTF? Russians at it again [IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/263g6xh.jpg[/IMG] A mysterious light display appearing over Norway last night has left thousands of residents in the north of the country baffled. Witnesses from Trøndelag to Finnmark compared the amazing sight to anything from a Russian rocket to a meteor or a shock wave - although no one appears to have mentioned UFOs yet. The phenomenon began when what appeared to be a blue light seemed to soar up from behind a mountain. It stopped mid-air, then began to circulate. [IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/ir53y8.jpg[/IMG] Within seconds a giant spiral had covered the entire sky. Then a green-blue beam of light shot out from its centre - lasting for ten to twelve minutes before disappearing completely. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute was flooded with telephone calls after the light storm - which astronomers have said did not appear to have been connected to the aurora, or Northern Lights, so common in that area of the world. The mystery deepened tonight as Russia denied it had been conducting missile tests in the area. Fred Hansen, from Bø in Vesterålen, described the sight as 'like a big fireball that went around, with a great light around it again.' [IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/2qc2j53.jpg[/IMG] He said: 'We saw it from the Inner Harbor in Tromsø. It was absolutely fantastic. 'It almost looked like a rocket that spun around and around and then went diagonally down the heavens. 'It looked like the moon was coming over the mountain, but then came something completely different.' [IMG]http://i47.tinypic.com/28nqqb.jpg[/IMG] What could it be? Astronomers say the spectacle did not appear to have been connected to the aurora, or Northern Lights 'It was like a giant spiral - a shooting star that spun around and around. I initially thought it was a projector', added Axel Rose Berg, from Alta. Celebrity astronomer Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard told VG Nett he had never seen anything like the lights. He said: 'My first thought was that it was a fireball meteor, but it has lasted far too long. 'It may have been a missile in Russia, but I can not guarantee that it is the answer.' Air Traffic control in Tromsø claimed the light show lasted for two minutes, but admitted that was 'far too long to be an astronomical phenomena.' Tromsø Geophysical Observatory researcher Truls Lynne Hansen was certain the light had been caused by a missile launch. He told Norwegian media that the missile had likely lost control and exploded. The spiral, he claimed, was the result of light reflecting on the leaking fuel. He was quoted as saying the light was sunlight, despite the strange lights showing up at night. The Barents Observer quoted Norwegian Defence spokesman Jon Espen Lien as saying that the Norwegian military does not know what the lights were - but that they were probably from a Russian missile. He said it was normal for Russia to use the White Sea and the Barents Sea as a testing ground for missiles. However a Moscow news outlet tonight quoted the Russian Navy as denying any rocket launches from the White Sea area. Norway should be informed of such launches under international agreements, it was stressed. The Russian Defence Ministry was unavailable for comment last night. [URL="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234430/Mystery-spiral-blue-light-display-hovers-Norway.html#ixzz0ZECNhDWK"]link[/URL] [url] Last edited by Soberphobia; 12-10-2009 at 05:10 AM.

12-10-2009, 07:00 AM	#2
RaoulDuke Son of Ham Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paris, France Posts: 11,869	Somewhere in Russia there's a Homer Simpson dude who fell asleep in the control room.

12-10-2009, 07:11 AM	#3
Soberphobia All League Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,440	Doh!

12-10-2009, 08:07 AM	#4
quantum GFY Snatchez! Hall Of Fame Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: LI Posts: 17,880	Looks like Dr Evil's time portal; part of the "Alan Parsons Project". :yes:

12-10-2009, 08:08 AM	#5
32green The original road-kill pus slurper. MMMmmm pus. Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The depths of Despair. Posts: 37,672	God jr.'s slinky fell down the celestial steps. With a really big flashlight. _

12-10-2009, 08:54 AM	#6
jetswin stumblin mumblin butt fumblin Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Westchester Co. Posts: 35,461	It reminds me of SAR's old Herm sig...that and the apocolypse. :eek:

12-10-2009, 02:22 PM	#7
jetswin stumblin mumblin butt fumblin Board Moderator Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Westchester Co. Posts: 35,461	[URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234773/The-answer-mystery-Norways-spiral-light-display-Was-failed-Russian-Bulava-missile-test.html[/URL] It was a failed Russin missle afterall... [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JWRaqDnEIzk/R-CF99p7vZI/AAAAAAAAAGw/FFn3VsC0-lI/s320/twilight_zone_to_serve_man.jpg[/IMG] we're safe...for now

12-10-2009, 02:34 PM	#8
RaoulDuke Son of Ham Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paris, France Posts: 11,869	If I ever die in a missile attack, I want it to be from that one. It kills AND does funky stuff. :yes:

12-10-2009, 03:03 PM	#9
PlumberKhan BRACE YOURSELVES FOR 12... Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Van down by the river Posts: 21,013	Don't buy the story...not one bit. [IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/12/10/article-1234430-078BBB05000005DC-136_634x402.jpg[/IMG] Look at how perfect the concentric circles are. How would that be possible? Was the air at 15,000 feet PERFECTLY still? C'mon now... I don't buy the explanation...

12-10-2009, 03:25 PM	#10
Ha Ha Ha Board Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brooklyn Heights Posts: 2,459	Photoshop is a really excellent program

12-10-2009, 03:43 PM	#11
Crease29 All Pro Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,059	[QUOTE=Ha Ha Ha;3396463]Photoshop is a really excellent program[/QUOTE] Doesn't explain the videos though. :confused:

12-10-2009, 06:12 PM	#12
Jetworks murse in training Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staten Island Posts: 7,451	Someone better call Gordon Freeman...

12-10-2009, 07:10 PM	#13
Dirtstar Snubbed a man just to watch him cry. Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,783	[QUOTE=Jetworks;3396719]Someone better call Gordon Freeman...[/QUOTE] ah yes, Gordon Freeman... the long-rumored lovechild of Flash Gordon and Morgan Freeman... [IMG]http://images.smarter.com/300x300x15/41/66/454666.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="6"][B]+ [/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://www.topnews.in/files/images/Morgan-Freeman6.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="6"][B]=[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://www.morphthing.com/showimage/2/75e1f01dffcf82c164e2a300b4d5e4ce/0/19578505/flash-gordon-jpg--morgan-freeman-99-jpg.jpeg[/IMG]

12-10-2009, 07:40 PM	#14
Jetworks murse in training Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staten Island Posts: 7,451	Not good. I just found a picture of him at CERN. Connection? :eek2: [IMG]http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/395/gordonfreemanspottedatcw.jpg[/IMG]

12-11-2009, 09:08 AM	#15
quantum GFY Snatchez! Hall Of Fame Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: LI Posts: 17,880	[QUOTE=Jetworks;3396856]Not good. I just found a picture of him at CERN. Connection? :eek2: [IMG]http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/395/gordonfreemanspottedatcw.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] I didn't see this coming: I was told to expect zombies or robots, not an alien invasion. My Hampur sources are no longer considered reliable cough Dirtstar cough

12-11-2009, 09:17 AM	#16
Jets Things All Pro Join Date: May 2003 Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace Posts: 9,405	[QUOTE=quantum;3397511]I didn't see this coming: I was told to expect zombies or robots, not an [B]alien invasion[/B]. My Hampur sources are no longer considered reliable cough Dirtstar cough[/QUOTE] I'd welcome an alien invasion if they looked like this... [IMG]http://screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/v-laura-vandervoort-as-lisa-01-crop.jpg[/IMG]

12-11-2009, 09:26 AM	#17
Joe W. Namath Darrell Bevell for HC in 2014. All Pro Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boynton Beach, FL Posts: 7,819	"Whoa. Violent? Hey, we don't keep our people behind a wall with machine guns."

12-11-2009, 09:28 AM	#18
Jets Things All Pro Join Date: May 2003 Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace Posts: 9,405	[QUOTE=Joe W. Namath;3397540]"Whoa. Violent? Hey, we don't keep our people behind a wall with machine guns."[/QUOTE] I'm the unsilent majority, bigmouth!

12-11-2009, 09:29 AM	#19
RaoulDuke Son of Ham Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Paris, France Posts: 11,869	[QUOTE=Dirtstar;3396816]ah yes, Gordon Freeman... the long-rumored lovechild of Flash Gordon and Morgan Freeman... [IMG]http://images.smarter.com/300x300x15/41/66/454666.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="6"][B]+ [/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://www.topnews.in/files/images/Morgan-Freeman6.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="6"][B]=[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://www.morphthing.com/showimage/2/75e1f01dffcf82c164e2a300b4d5e4ce/0/19578505/flash-gordon-jpg--morgan-freeman-99-jpg.jpeg[/IMG][/QUOTE] :rofl: