Hessdalen lights Remain An Unsolved Mystery Amid Scientific Buffonery
Hessdalen lights Remain An Unsolved Mystery Amid Scientific Buffonery Edited by Bill Knell The Hessdalen lights are an as yet unidentified phenomenon which have been observed in a 12-kilometre-long (7.5 mi) stretch of the Hessdalen valley in rural central Norway periodically since at least the 1930s. They appear both by day and by night, and seem to float through and above the valley. They are usually bright white, yellow or red and can appear above and below the horizon. The duration of the phenomenon may be a few seconds to well over an hour. Sometimes the lights move with enormous speed; at other times they seem to sway slowly back and forth. On some occasions, they hover in mid‑air. Unusual lights have been reported in the region during modern times since at least the 1930s, but the phenomenon may have been seen much earlier. High activity occurred between December 1981 and mid-1984, during which the lights were observed 15–20 times per week, attracting many overnight tourists...