Weird Norwegian Skies

When I wuz in Norway at a 'Norwegian Wood' camp, I lighted one wicked 'Blue angel'!!

- Geez, I wonder if it was yesterday. Or the day before?!?

All I know is that there will be a Saga written of it for generations to come... ;P

This is the strangest thing I think I've ever heard of. I remember hearing theories about the military tinkering with giant holography. (Adjusts tinfoil hat) This reminds me of that. Minus the whole success part.

Other theories? Time travelers? Black Hole?

I think it's viral advertising.

Don't you mean spiral advertising? ;)

@Thor

Mmmm, yes. Isn't it good, that Norwegian Wood?

The majority of the photos are fakes. The three that appear to be real show a missile being shot down by a laser.

what a coincidence?!

http://esciencenews.com/sources/the.guardian.science/2009/12/09/large.hadron.collider.physicists.claim.energy.world.record

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx8i5EfmYU4

Miss Cis right. Go to the article and the very first photo actually shows where it is projected onto the clouds from the hill top at the right of the photo.

Nothing mysterious here, just a cool laser show.

SeaWorld Orlando does the same/similar effect on fountains during there nightly ending show.

@Tim: Not a laser show. It was visible over such a long distance, it had to be higher up than any cloud-laser-thingy would be.
The consensus here in Norway is that it was a failed russian rocket launch. The russians do occasionally launch in this area, a successful one was launched only a few weeks ago, I believe.
The explanation one astronomer gave yesterday was that the rocket failed and spun out, and probably ignited its fuel in the air, giving the spiral pattern.

Updated info today, actually.
Sources in the Russian navy says a medium-range (ballistic?) missile test from a submarine in the White Sea failed.

OK, so it turned out it really *WAS* a failed rocket. My question is this: When is some genius going to figure out how to apply this rocket science (hahaha...!) to create fireworks that give the same visual effect?

I'm not being sarcastic here, I really want to see that happen because the missile test failure LOOKED REALLY FREAKIN' COOL! :-D

Oh, I'm sure it can be done.
Maybe not quite like this, since this thing probably had some crazy fuel (and lots of it), but I've seen some really cool fireworks doing some amazing stuff.
Problem is, most of the really cool fireworks is mostly banned or at least severely restricted in this part of the world.

Russia has confirmed that it was the launch of one of their missiles that triggered the unusual lights in the sky.

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/troms_og_finnmark/1.6904061&sl=no&tl=en

My immediate thought was "why would Russia immediately deny it? It has to be them!"
If not a hoax, photoshop, conspiracy, or further proof of global warming. Did I cover them all? Oh, and North Korea.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2009/12/10/norway-ufo-control-russian-rocket/?test=latestnews

My immediate thought was "why would Russia immediately deny it? It has to be them!"

Because it failed. Failed rockets arent great military PR.

Just so all y'all know, this was a test done by the Russians of a laser. They admitted it yesterday.