In a story that is making the rounds on the Internet, a UFO was spotted in the skies over Norway. It took the form of a strange, spiraling bright light high in the sky that had a mysterious glow to it. Here’s a photo of the UFO…
And a Youtube video about the phenomenon has gathered a whopping 1.9 million hits in just a single day!…
Needless to say, this is a very interesting phenomenon, with some – to say the least – very interesting explanations being offered by various people for what it could have been. These, as the reporter in the video above, range from the relatively mundane (such as a failed Russian missile launch) to the usual nonsense from the woo-crowd (alien visitors) to the outright bizarre (a rogue black hole). So, in the absence of solid evidence, what is the most likely explanation?
Perhaps this news article can shed a little light on this mystery…
The Skeptical Teacher 