What Caused the Spiral UFO in Norway?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the phenomenon of a spiral UFO observed in Norway, with participants exploring potential explanations for its origin. The scope includes speculation about whether it is a natural occurrence or man-made, as well as descriptions of the visual effects associated with the event.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Debate/contested, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests the possibility of a man-made origin for the spiral, inviting others to provide explanations.
  • Another participant proposes that the spiral was caused by a malfunctioning rocket, describing it as a spiral-shaped contrail and noting its aesthetic resemblance to sci-fi depictions of wormholes.
  • A further contribution specifies that the malfunction was related to the third stage of a Russian missile, indicating ongoing upgrades to their missile fleet and expressing skepticism about their effectiveness.
  • Several participants share interest in visual documentation of the event, with requests for daylight photos to better understand what occurred.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the cause of the spiral, with some attributing it to a malfunctioning rocket while others remain open to alternative explanations. The discussion does not reach a consensus on the definitive cause.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes assumptions about the nature of the spiral and its visual characteristics, but lacks detailed analysis of the underlying physics or technical specifications of the missile involved.

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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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