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Strange spiral 'cloud'

Started by lintonius, 12/09/2009 09:18PM
Posted 12/09/2009 09:18PM Opening Post
You've got to see this strange phenomenon...

This morning in arctic Norway, onlookers were stunned when a gigantic luminous spiral formed in the northern sky. Veteran observers accustomed to the appearance of Northern Lights say they have never seen anything like it. It was neither a meteor nor any known form of atmospheric optics. Rumors that the spiral was caused by the botched launch of a Russian rocket have not yet been confirmed. Visit spaceweather.com for images and eyewitness reports of this mysterious apparition.

Steeeeeeerange! 8O

Linton

Posted 12/10/2009 01:59AM #1
Pretty weird alright. I don't buy the rocket story. I lived next to the Vandenberg AFB space launch area all my life and saw many strange (and deadly!) clouds form during and after launches and I never saw anything close to the symmetry that this cloud had! Very weird indeed!
Posted 12/10/2009 04:09AM #2
I think it's Stargate...

Steven

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