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	<title>Comments on: Awesomely bizarre light show freaks out Norway</title>
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	<description>I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog.</description>
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		<title>By: Master Blaster</title>
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		<dc:creator>Master Blaster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It was HAARP/CERN experiment. All info is here:
http://www.pakalertpress.com/2010/12/07/leaked-cable-reveals-obama-sent-to-2012-alice-bunker-due-to-norway-spiral/</description>
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<a href="http://www.pakalertpress.com/2010/12/07/leaked-cable-reveals-obama-sent-to-2012-alice-bunker-due-to-norway-spiral/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pakalertpress.com/2010/12/07/leaked-cable-reveals-obama-sent-to-2012-alice-bunker-due-to-norway-spiral/</a></p>
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		<title>By: cameron</title>
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		<dc:creator>cameron</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i belive this was a real mysterious thing that appered in the middle of the sky not cuz a rocket faliure because what are the likes a rocket would make that perfect spiral</description>
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		<title>By: Hlodovikno</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hlodovikno</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Last time I check my compass it pointed in the right direction. And loads  of pigeons in Paris are flying in the right direction unfortunetly, :D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last time I check my compass it pointed in the right direction. And loads  of pigeons in Paris are flying in the right direction unfortunetly, <img src='http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: breznev</title>
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		<dc:creator>breznev</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Having personally witnessed many (at least a dozen)  failed missile launches since the early 60&#039;s onward in southern california primarily from Port Heuneme, would have to say the nordic plasma shows are nothing like the  asymmetrical chemical light shows I have seen draping the upper atmosphere like jelly fish. after failed or otherwise destructed missile tests.   Yes, spirals were seen but uniformly they were debris falling after the explosions and the spirals looked more like challenger disaster, very obvious and without clear direction, highly variable, typical . Failed missile tests are seen only after the self destruct button is pushed, you cannot see a missile out of control in the upper reaches of the atmosphere before it is self destructed?  How does this jibe with what is seen in the well known photos.  Could all be faked of course, too many people believe in New TV (the internet).   Where are the similar pictures, etc. that can be used as evidence to associate these phenomena with failed rocket tests?  The only thing I can find are blue jets and sprites shooting out of the top of thunderheads into outer space, plasma discharge phenom.  Breznev</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Having personally witnessed many (at least a dozen)  failed missile launches since the early 60&#8242;s onward in southern california primarily from Port Heuneme, would have to say the nordic plasma shows are nothing like the  asymmetrical chemical light shows I have seen draping the upper atmosphere like jelly fish. after failed or otherwise destructed missile tests.   Yes, spirals were seen but uniformly they were debris falling after the explosions and the spirals looked more like challenger disaster, very obvious and without clear direction, highly variable, typical . Failed missile tests are seen only after the self destruct button is pushed, you cannot see a missile out of control in the upper reaches of the atmosphere before it is self destructed?  How does this jibe with what is seen in the well known photos.  Could all be faked of course, too many people believe in New TV (the internet).   Where are the similar pictures, etc. that can be used as evidence to associate these phenomena with failed rocket tests?  The only thing I can find are blue jets and sprites shooting out of the top of thunderheads into outer space, plasma discharge phenom.  Breznev</p>
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		<title>By: Loree B</title>
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		<dc:creator>Loree B</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 02:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For the last year, I have searched for a rocket spiral that matched this one for regularity.  Not there.  I am an environmental science student, and one thing I have learned in my classes is that the Planet Earth is a single, interdependent system.  Does anyone know what phenomena appeared the last time the magnetic poles began to reverse?  I believe this thing is earthly, and probably natural, but I also believe it may be a bit of a forecast.  It is beautiful, but frankly, creepy as hell.  Somebody kick back the pole reversal at me?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the last year, I have searched for a rocket spiral that matched this one for regularity.  Not there.  I am an environmental science student, and one thing I have learned in my classes is that the Planet Earth is a single, interdependent system.  Does anyone know what phenomena appeared the last time the magnetic poles began to reverse?  I believe this thing is earthly, and probably natural, but I also believe it may be a bit of a forecast.  It is beautiful, but frankly, creepy as hell.  Somebody kick back the pole reversal at me?</p>
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		<title>By: Christian</title>
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		<dc:creator>Christian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m norwegian, i live in a town called Bergen on the west coast of norway. i noticed a flaw in the text;  &quot;First, this was seen all over Norway, so it must have been at a high altitude to be so visible.&quot; 

This is not true. it was only visible in some of the northernmost parts of the country. 
just thought i&#039;d let you know.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m norwegian, i live in a town called Bergen on the west coast of norway. i noticed a flaw in the text;  &#8220;First, this was seen all over Norway, so it must have been at a high altitude to be so visible.&#8221; </p>
<p>This is not true. it was only visible in some of the northernmost parts of the country.<br />
just thought i&#8217;d let you know.</p>
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		<title>By: Tarzan Clarkson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tarzan Clarkson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When the government claimed they closed the book on UFO sightings in 1969 people speculated whether or not they were real. Yet thousands of people through out the world, not just the U.S. have wittnesed these phenominoms. A press conference with Generals, pilots, even government officials explained in great detail that this was infact a cover up and brought facts as well as their reputations to the table. Still, to this day, the media as well as scientist, speak lies to the public. Do your own research! They lie to you and you believe them! Ask the thousands in Arizona about what they saw in the night sky in 1997, tell them they are liars and see what they have to say. TALK IS CHEAP SCIENTIST&#039;S AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE TRUTH IS KNOWN, IT&#039;S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME, LIARS!!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When the government claimed they closed the book on UFO sightings in 1969 people speculated whether or not they were real. Yet thousands of people through out the world, not just the U.S. have wittnesed these phenominoms. A press conference with Generals, pilots, even government officials explained in great detail that this was infact a cover up and brought facts as well as their reputations to the table. Still, to this day, the media as well as scientist, speak lies to the public. Do your own research! They lie to you and you believe them! Ask the thousands in Arizona about what they saw in the night sky in 1997, tell them they are liars and see what they have to say. TALK IS CHEAP SCIENTIST&#8217;S AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE TRUTH IS KNOWN, IT&#8217;S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME, LIARS!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Awesome death spiral of a bizarre star &#124; Bad Astronomy &#124; FEEDER</title>
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		<dc:creator>Awesome death spiral of a bizarre star &#124; Bad Astronomy &#124; FEEDER</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] is it a Russian rocket leaking fuel and spinning as it passes over Norway, though the physics is similar&#8230; on a scale a trillion times [...]</description>
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		<title>By: bosnia</title>
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		<dc:creator>bosnia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi guys!

I just saw this - Bosnia, Sarajevo! 

The phenomenon behaved like a turquoise fog standing/fluctuating on the sky for 20 - 30 seconds (like that on the second image , and then it quickly disappeared producing a spiral tail. 

Definitely it was not something mechanical/materialistic in the atmosphere - I suppose that was some kind of fog out of atmosphere lighten by sunlight or something like that... 

Any clues?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi guys!</p>
<p>I just saw this &#8211; Bosnia, Sarajevo! </p>
<p>The phenomenon behaved like a turquoise fog standing/fluctuating on the sky for 20 &#8211; 30 seconds (like that on the second image , and then it quickly disappeared producing a spiral tail. </p>
<p>Definitely it was not something mechanical/materialistic in the atmosphere &#8211; I suppose that was some kind of fog out of atmosphere lighten by sunlight or something like that&#8230; </p>
<p>Any clues?</p>
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		<title>By: M. D. Denman</title>
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		<dc:creator>M. D. Denman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>First, I would like to thank all of you for this (mostly) wonderful discussion on such an interesting topic!  I have gained much knowledge and hours of exciting research while trying to better understand the science of this event.

When I first began to piece my own explanation together, I was not at all convinced this phenomenon could have been caused by military propulsion equipment (missile, rocket, whatever).  But as I read more on the subject and inspected visual evidence, I realized the credibility of such an explanation.  I will continue by explaining my initial theory, then conclude with the more probable argument:

&quot;I am no expert in the field of rocket science, but I do agree that these patterns are far too symmetrical and perfect to be the result of emissions spewed from a ballistic projectile.  Failed missiles tend to possess a more chaotic eruption pattern, even if that pattern may be a consistent spiral.  While I do know enough about rocket science to say that what military intelligence has been able to achieve in propulsion technology is impressive, they are currently unable to flawlessly imitate the design of nature with something as comparably simple as rocket science.  If you&#039;re thinking, &#039;Well, the GAS emitted from the projectile would behave according to natural law, creating such a spiral arrangement,&#039; then yes, you are correct.  BUT - so do positively charged particles in the atmosphere.  And if that rocket were subject to the laws of nature, I don&#039;t believe it would be traveling in such a way that could produce a consistent spiral.

I am, however, confident that this pattern was the result of illuminated plasma under the influence of the Earth&#039;s helical magnetic field paths, somewhere in the upper ionosphere or lower magnetosphere (aka plasmasphere).  This occurrence is seemingly similar to the effects of a polar cap absorption, which is essentially high energy protons from a solar flare that interact with Earth&#039;s magnetic field and spiral across the outer limits of our atmosphere.  EISCAT studies the interactions betwixt the sun and Earth, specifically (and obviously) in the magnetosphere/ionosphere regions.  If they were able to concentrate a beam of high energy protons that could be governed by the helical nature of the Earth&#039;s magnetic fields while being illuminated by solar radiation, it may create this pattern in the sky at high latitudes.&quot;

But after further inspection....

&quot;The Russian government has confirmed a failed ballistic missile test in this area, at this time.  They named the missile more specifically as a &#039;Bulava&#039; missile which failed in its third stage of propulsion.  These missiles operate in the 8,000-10,000 km atmospheric range if successfully deployed, so the estimated elevation of this particular projectile just before third stage could still comfortably fit in the range of Earth&#039;s thermosphere, where pressure is much lower and turbulent conditions are unlikely to disturb the missile&#039;s path.  Therefore, its trajectory would NOT be as chaotic, as it is able to spiral freely in an environment of low density.

The bright blue appearance behind the missile is a direct result of oxidizing fuel, as are the more apparent white spirals.  Fuel emitted from either end of the object is responsible for creating the &#039;double helix&#039; or &#039;coupled spiral&#039; design, as well.  &#039;Bulava&#039; missiles are fueled by a three stage solid propellant in order to achieve the high energy boost required by most aerospace applications, and in this case, the main component of fuel is most likely an ammonium perchlorate (NH4ClO4) composite.  NH4ClO4 is colorless, but will intensify colors when reacted with other elements at high temperatures.  For high performance, the composite is typically bound to aluminum, which (GUESS WHAT???) turns BRIGHT BLUE when oxidized.

And one cannot deny the obvious plume of thick, dark, irregular, puffy smoke that is characteristic of a rocket launch hanging around in the distance, just behind the hills it was launched from.  I was lucky enough to view the last flight of Atlantis at Cape Canaveral on NASA&#039;s closest viewing property, and I must say, the initial cloud is quite similar in nature to the mysterious Russian &#039;Bulava.&#039;  So there you have it.  Confirmed by a true believer in government conspiracy...&quot;

THAT THING IS, IN FACT, A ROCKET.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First, I would like to thank all of you for this (mostly) wonderful discussion on such an interesting topic!  I have gained much knowledge and hours of exciting research while trying to better understand the science of this event.</p>
<p>When I first began to piece my own explanation together, I was not at all convinced this phenomenon could have been caused by military propulsion equipment (missile, rocket, whatever).  But as I read more on the subject and inspected visual evidence, I realized the credibility of such an explanation.  I will continue by explaining my initial theory, then conclude with the more probable argument:</p>
<p>&#8220;I am no expert in the field of rocket science, but I do agree that these patterns are far too symmetrical and perfect to be the result of emissions spewed from a ballistic projectile.  Failed missiles tend to possess a more chaotic eruption pattern, even if that pattern may be a consistent spiral.  While I do know enough about rocket science to say that what military intelligence has been able to achieve in propulsion technology is impressive, they are currently unable to flawlessly imitate the design of nature with something as comparably simple as rocket science.  If you&#8217;re thinking, &#8216;Well, the GAS emitted from the projectile would behave according to natural law, creating such a spiral arrangement,&#8217; then yes, you are correct.  BUT &#8211; so do positively charged particles in the atmosphere.  And if that rocket were subject to the laws of nature, I don&#8217;t believe it would be traveling in such a way that could produce a consistent spiral.</p>
<p>I am, however, confident that this pattern was the result of illuminated plasma under the influence of the Earth&#8217;s helical magnetic field paths, somewhere in the upper ionosphere or lower magnetosphere (aka plasmasphere).  This occurrence is seemingly similar to the effects of a polar cap absorption, which is essentially high energy protons from a solar flare that interact with Earth&#8217;s magnetic field and spiral across the outer limits of our atmosphere.  EISCAT studies the interactions betwixt the sun and Earth, specifically (and obviously) in the magnetosphere/ionosphere regions.  If they were able to concentrate a beam of high energy protons that could be governed by the helical nature of the Earth&#8217;s magnetic fields while being illuminated by solar radiation, it may create this pattern in the sky at high latitudes.&#8221;</p>
<p>But after further inspection&#8230;.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Russian government has confirmed a failed ballistic missile test in this area, at this time.  They named the missile more specifically as a &#8216;Bulava&#8217; missile which failed in its third stage of propulsion.  These missiles operate in the 8,000-10,000 km atmospheric range if successfully deployed, so the estimated elevation of this particular projectile just before third stage could still comfortably fit in the range of Earth&#8217;s thermosphere, where pressure is much lower and turbulent conditions are unlikely to disturb the missile&#8217;s path.  Therefore, its trajectory would NOT be as chaotic, as it is able to spiral freely in an environment of low density.</p>
<p>The bright blue appearance behind the missile is a direct result of oxidizing fuel, as are the more apparent white spirals.  Fuel emitted from either end of the object is responsible for creating the &#8216;double helix&#8217; or &#8216;coupled spiral&#8217; design, as well.  &#8216;Bulava&#8217; missiles are fueled by a three stage solid propellant in order to achieve the high energy boost required by most aerospace applications, and in this case, the main component of fuel is most likely an ammonium perchlorate (NH4ClO4) composite.  NH4ClO4 is colorless, but will intensify colors when reacted with other elements at high temperatures.  For high performance, the composite is typically bound to aluminum, which (GUESS WHAT???) turns BRIGHT BLUE when oxidized.</p>
<p>And one cannot deny the obvious plume of thick, dark, irregular, puffy smoke that is characteristic of a rocket launch hanging around in the distance, just behind the hills it was launched from.  I was lucky enough to view the last flight of Atlantis at Cape Canaveral on NASA&#8217;s closest viewing property, and I must say, the initial cloud is quite similar in nature to the mysterious Russian &#8216;Bulava.&#8217;  So there you have it.  Confirmed by a true believer in government conspiracy&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>THAT THING IS, IN FACT, A ROCKET.</p>
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		<title>By: Do I Believe in UFOs? Of Course! &#171; A Quantum of Knowledge</title>
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		<dc:creator>Do I Believe in UFOs? Of Course! &#171; A Quantum of Knowledge</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] spectacular. But aliens? I don’t think so. Turns out it was a missile test. Meteors, satellites, even secret government planes like the F-117 can easily explain many [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Cierra R</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cierra R</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obviously that is not a rocket, rocket go up in air! In a space shuttle is going out, in some ways that happens, first it should be asked what kind of rocket.  They do not turn. There is no way that a rocket can make that spiral that is miles in the atmosphere. Rockets don&#039;t open a giant black mass miles in the air! Really it is a portal for physisit to go billions of miles away from earth, to know &quot;what is out there&quot;. They are telling you that this is a rocket, because they think that people are so gulliable they can say something to someone, so the other person doesn&#039;t have to live in fear, from what is actually happening. I bet they can tell you that &quot;that is a shoe&quot; when it&#039;s like a camel. But if you actually think about thinks and look at things that is not true. If you actually look at this that is not a rocket. People go with what the government says because they don&#039;t know whats going on, they want to avoid danger or being uncomforatable about what is happening. I am sure that the government is making some kind of way to achieve things that you can&#039;t think of. Someone needs to stand up for what is right or REAL. Pretty much THAT IS NOT A ROCKET.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obviously that is not a rocket, rocket go up in air! In a space shuttle is going out, in some ways that happens, first it should be asked what kind of rocket.  They do not turn. There is no way that a rocket can make that spiral that is miles in the atmosphere. Rockets don&#8217;t open a giant black mass miles in the air! Really it is a portal for physisit to go billions of miles away from earth, to know &#8220;what is out there&#8221;. They are telling you that this is a rocket, because they think that people are so gulliable they can say something to someone, so the other person doesn&#8217;t have to live in fear, from what is actually happening. I bet they can tell you that &#8220;that is a shoe&#8221; when it&#8217;s like a camel. But if you actually think about thinks and look at things that is not true. If you actually look at this that is not a rocket. People go with what the government says because they don&#8217;t know whats going on, they want to avoid danger or being uncomforatable about what is happening. I am sure that the government is making some kind of way to achieve things that you can&#8217;t think of. Someone needs to stand up for what is right or REAL. Pretty much THAT IS NOT A ROCKET.</p>
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		<title>By: Tarzan Clarkson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tarzan Clarkson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think it&#039;s funny how people are quick to dis guard the unexplained as merely something from our own world gone wrong. This is reminiscent of &quot;weather balloon&quot; crash in Roswell, yet with not near as much publicity, why? When the media has a great opportunity to unravel an amazing phenomenon, the event receives a brief 5 second story in the morning news and quickly brushed under the rug, why? I&#039;ve read many articles about an out of control rocket, any person who has ever been apart of the military, or launched a rocket, knows there is no way that pattern or the lighting itself could depict such an amazing formation. What&#039;s even more bizarre is there are people actually believing those &quot;experts&quot; when the only thing I see them being experts on is B.S.  When this earth and all those inhabiting it stop being narrow minded, as well as afraid of the unknown, only then will you all be able to achieve your true potential.  Until then you will all continue to live as savages, killing each other over books written by men, and thinking one race is better than another, never learning that working together with peace and love will take your people farther than any eye has ever seen.  Until then, you still think that was merely an out of control rocket, so sad, so sad.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think it&#8217;s funny how people are quick to dis guard the unexplained as merely something from our own world gone wrong. This is reminiscent of &#8220;weather balloon&#8221; crash in Roswell, yet with not near as much publicity, why? When the media has a great opportunity to unravel an amazing phenomenon, the event receives a brief 5 second story in the morning news and quickly brushed under the rug, why? I&#8217;ve read many articles about an out of control rocket, any person who has ever been apart of the military, or launched a rocket, knows there is no way that pattern or the lighting itself could depict such an amazing formation. What&#8217;s even more bizarre is there are people actually believing those &#8220;experts&#8221; when the only thing I see them being experts on is B.S.  When this earth and all those inhabiting it stop being narrow minded, as well as afraid of the unknown, only then will you all be able to achieve your true potential.  Until then you will all continue to live as savages, killing each other over books written by men, and thinking one race is better than another, never learning that working together with peace and love will take your people farther than any eye has ever seen.  Until then, you still think that was merely an out of control rocket, so sad, so sad.</p>
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		<title>By: Tiffany Mae</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tiffany Mae</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey all, my brother and I deliver papers on Sydney&#039;s northern beaches, Australia. We were out there at 5:45 this morning where we saw the same thing, only the spiral was thicker than what is in the above video. We have no clue what it is, but an out of control rocket letting off doesn&#039;t seem like a likely explanation for Australia. 
Norway is closer to Russia, so it could be a likely explanation there, but we&#039;re the other side of the globe, so it doesn&#039;t make sense...AT ALL. 
My brother and I definitely do not believe in UFO&#039;s and that won&#039;t change. But if anyone actually knows what it is, then please send me an email at:
tiffanymaescott@yahoo.com.au

Cheers.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey all, my brother and I deliver papers on Sydney&#8217;s northern beaches, Australia. We were out there at 5:45 this morning where we saw the same thing, only the spiral was thicker than what is in the above video. We have no clue what it is, but an out of control rocket letting off doesn&#8217;t seem like a likely explanation for Australia.<br />
Norway is closer to Russia, so it could be a likely explanation there, but we&#8217;re the other side of the globe, so it doesn&#8217;t make sense&#8230;AT ALL.<br />
My brother and I definitely do not believe in UFO&#8217;s and that won&#8217;t change. But if anyone actually knows what it is, then please send me an email at:<br />
<a href="mailto:tiffanymaescott@yahoo.com.au">tiffanymaescott@yahoo.com.au</a></p>
<p>Cheers.</p>
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		<title>By: Jim L</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jim L</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 23:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MAYBE IT WAS THE &quot;Rapture&quot; AND WE ARE &#039;LEFT BEHIND&#039;.

That blue light was like a tornado shape.  Could have been used to get rid of the object spinning out of control.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MAYBE IT WAS THE &#8220;Rapture&#8221; AND WE ARE &#8216;LEFT BEHIND&#8217;.</p>
<p>That blue light was like a tornado shape.  Could have been used to get rid of the object spinning out of control.</p>
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		<title>By: frank abagnale</title>
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		<dc:creator>frank abagnale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>you&#039;ve all been sold a big one, 
swallow it! don&#039;t ask questions!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>you&#8217;ve all been sold a big one,<br />
swallow it! don&#8217;t ask questions!</p>
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		<title>By: Roy Nuzzo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Roy Nuzzo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It bothers me that so much is over &amp; over the SHAPE when - assuming folks have good video equipment - the exact colors could be compared to spectra of known fuel burns etc.

For years people blamed the Hindenburg disaster on hydrogen when every single direct eye observer who saw the initial flare described a bright red-orange flair spread as the initial event. Not hydrogen. The new paint was explosively unstable and today, in better usage slightly modified, serves as rocket fuel.

MEASURE SOMETHING!!

No?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It bothers me that so much is over &#038; over the SHAPE when &#8211; assuming folks have good video equipment &#8211; the exact colors could be compared to spectra of known fuel burns etc.</p>
<p>For years people blamed the Hindenburg disaster on hydrogen when every single direct eye observer who saw the initial flare described a bright red-orange flair spread as the initial event. Not hydrogen. The new paint was explosively unstable and today, in better usage slightly modified, serves as rocket fuel.</p>
<p>MEASURE SOMETHING!!</p>
<p>No?</p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
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		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The easiest kind of secret to keep is one that keeps ITSELF.
Any proffessional who tries to start any kind of real investigation into this will see the end of his or her career, I have no doubt in that.
These operations that go un policed and are not within the bounds of the law have created this universal ignorance in society.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The easiest kind of secret to keep is one that keeps ITSELF.<br />
Any proffessional who tries to start any kind of real investigation into this will see the end of his or her career, I have no doubt in that.<br />
These operations that go un policed and are not within the bounds of the law have created this universal ignorance in society.</p>
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		<title>By: Me-Mo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Me-Mo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That is Dr.Evil returning through time from1969,after stealing Austin Powers mojo.:) 
Muahaaaahaaaaahaaaaa</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That is Dr.Evil returning through time from1969,after stealing Austin Powers mojo.:)<br />
Muahaaaahaaaaahaaaaa</p>
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		<title>By: Hockey yeti</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hockey yeti</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Some of you have a small clue. It is not a hoax. It is not a rocket either. Try looking up radio frequencies that cause spiral trails. This has been done before, just not at this high of a power output. This is a sign of big things getting ready to happen in our history as a planet and a species. Big changes are coming for us so study up people. Search Divine Cosmos on google.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some of you have a small clue. It is not a hoax. It is not a rocket either. Try looking up radio frequencies that cause spiral trails. This has been done before, just not at this high of a power output. This is a sign of big things getting ready to happen in our history as a planet and a species. Big changes are coming for us so study up people. Search Divine Cosmos on google.</p>
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		<title>By: Carrie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Carrie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If I make a claim that I saw a raccoon in my yard last night, and back that up with a grainy, out of focus video of something that kinda looks like a raccoon, fine. That evidence will suffice.

If I claim that I saw Bigfoot in my yard last night, and I show you a grainy, out of focus video of something that kinda looks like Bigfoot is supposed to look like, that isn’t enough evidence. 

Indeed</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If I make a claim that I saw a raccoon in my yard last night, and back that up with a grainy, out of focus video of something that kinda looks like a raccoon, fine. That evidence will suffice.</p>
<p>If I claim that I saw Bigfoot in my yard last night, and I show you a grainy, out of focus video of something that kinda looks like Bigfoot is supposed to look like, that isn’t enough evidence. </p>
<p>Indeed</p>
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		<title>By: carlos mundy</title>
		<link>http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/12/09/awesomely-bizarre-light-show-freaks-out-norway/comment-page-7/#comment-242478</link>
		<dc:creator>carlos mundy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>look like a spiraled petros on the canyon walls - somewhere..., ????? blue is danger - maybe...,</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>look like a spiraled petros on the canyon walls &#8211; somewhere&#8230;, ????? blue is danger &#8211; maybe&#8230;,</p>
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		<title>By: now get this</title>
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		<dc:creator>now get this</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>“Barack Obama” is “Barry Soetoro” an indonesian citizen.

In hebrew baraq means lightning and bamah means from above ( same as baraq or bamah ).

Final hint: LUKE 10, 1</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Barack Obama” is “Barry Soetoro” an indonesian citizen.</p>
<p>In hebrew baraq means lightning and bamah means from above ( same as baraq or bamah ).</p>
<p>Final hint: LUKE 10, 1</p>
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		<title>By: David M. Cotter</title>
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		<dc:creator>David M. Cotter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>has anyone tried to disprove the math on this page?  it seems to PROVE that it is impossible that it could have been a rocket.

http://divinecosmos.com/index.php/start-here/davids-blog/521-disclosure-endgame</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>has anyone tried to disprove the math on this page?  it seems to PROVE that it is impossible that it could have been a rocket.</p>
<p><a href="http://divinecosmos.com/index.php/start-here/davids-blog/521-disclosure-endgame" rel="nofollow">http://divinecosmos.com/index.php/start-here/davids-blog/521-disclosure-endgame</a></p>
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		<title>By: Dinktheshrink</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dinktheshrink</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Maybe it is a weather ballon :).  

Everyone is so quick to explain this away as a rocket or something else we can understand; but that doesn&#039;t mean they are at all correct.  Could it be that a governement or governments are testing a new technology out?  We often do not know about secret government projects until years and years after their inception, and that is because they are meant to be secret.  Also, who ever would have thought that: the world is round; we are not the center of the universe; that man would fly; man would go to the moon; we would ever invent a weapon that could destroy humanity; you could talk or write to someone in real time around the world while flying at 30,000 feet; we would one day have the ability to track almost everyone on planet earth? 

Wormhole, whether created by someone on this planet or out of this world, science fiction, or just another weather balloon, oh, I mean rocket?

Dink</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe it is a weather ballon <img src='http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> .  </p>
<p>Everyone is so quick to explain this away as a rocket or something else we can understand; but that doesn&#8217;t mean they are at all correct.  Could it be that a governement or governments are testing a new technology out?  We often do not know about secret government projects until years and years after their inception, and that is because they are meant to be secret.  Also, who ever would have thought that: the world is round; we are not the center of the universe; that man would fly; man would go to the moon; we would ever invent a weapon that could destroy humanity; you could talk or write to someone in real time around the world while flying at 30,000 feet; we would one day have the ability to track almost everyone on planet earth? </p>
<p>Wormhole, whether created by someone on this planet or out of this world, science fiction, or just another weather balloon, oh, I mean rocket?</p>
<p>Dink</p>
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