What Caused the Spiral UFO in Norway?

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The spiral UFO observed in Norway was likely caused by a malfunctioning Russian missile, specifically during its third stage, creating a spiral-shaped contrail. The phenomenon has drawn attention for its striking visual resemblance to sci-fi depictions of wormholes. Observers noted that the dispersing trail was particularly captivating. The incident highlights ongoing issues with upgrades to Russia's missile fleet. Overall, the event has sparked intrigue and speculation about its origins.
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Please have a look:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2764647/Spiral-UFO-puts-Norway-in-a-spin.html

It's strange isn't it? Anyone have an explanation?

Could it be man made?
 
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Apparently it was caused by a rocket which manfunctioned, going into a spiral. Effectively it's a spiral shaped contrail. It does however look very very cool. I saw a youtube video of it and especially liked the part where the trail starts to disperse. It looks almost exactly like the way sci-fi portrays a wormhole opening up.
 
More specifically, it was the third stage of a Russian missile that malfunctioned. They're trying to upgrade their missile fleet, and frankly aren't doing a great job. Does look really cool though :)


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091210/sc_afp/russianorwaymilitarymissile
 
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Daylight photo of what probably happened?

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Borg said:
Daylight photo of what probably happened?

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This has to be the strangest thing I have ever seen in the sky.
 

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