Norwegian Spiral Anomaly

Record summary

A large blue-white spiral appeared over northern Norway and was seen across a wide area, prompting substantial UFO speculation. The event was soon associated with a failed Russian Bulava missile test, whose exhaust plume and high-altitude motion provided a conventional explanation. It is valuable for UAP research because it demonstrates how a dramatic Arctic sky phenomenon can be documented by many witnesses yet initially resist identification. The exact visual appearance, plume dynamics, and missile-test timing are verifiable through Norwegian and Russian reporting, although public explanations were not uniform at first.