Beyond the Veil Magazine

The Hessdalen Lights: Two Years of Research

Issue #59: November 1983

In Issue #41, we reported on the strange lights appearing over Hessdalen, a remote valley in central Norway. At that time, the phenomenon was approximately six months old. It has now continued for two years.

Scientists have established a permanent monitoring station. Hundreds of observations have been recorded. And the mystery has only deepened.

The Phenomenon Continues

The Hessdalen Lights have not faded. While the frequency of appearances has decreased somewhat from the peak of 1981-82, they continue to occur weekly or even more frequently.

Witnesses, researchers, and monitoring equipment have documented lights of various shapes, colours, and behaviours:

• Spheres of brilliant white or yellow light
• Elongated shapes that move slowly across the valley
• Pulsating lights that respond to observers
• Multiple lights that move in formation

The lights appear at all hours but favour the evening and night. They seem to prefer certain areas of the valley, returning to the same locations repeatedly.

Project Hessdalen

In 1983, Norwegian and Swedish researchers established Project Hessdalen, a systematic effort to document and study the phenomenon. A monitoring station has been constructed in the valley, equipped with cameras, radar, and spectroscopic equipment.

The project represents an unprecedented approach to UFO research: permanent, scientific monitoring of an active site.

Initial results have been remarkable:

Confirmed Observations: Hundreds of lights have been observed and recorded. The phenomenon is real and repeated, not a one-time event.

Radar Returns: The lights produce radar signatures, confirming they are physical objects rather than optical illusions.

Spectral Analysis: The lights emit light across a range of wavelengths. Analysis suggests temperatures of several thousand degrees, far hotter than any known natural phenomenon.

Electromagnetic Effects: Strong electromagnetic emissions accompany the lights. These have been measured and recorded.

What Are They?

Despite two years of observation, the nature of the Hessdalen Lights remains unknown. Several theories have been proposed:

Ball Lightning: This rare phenomenon might occur frequently in Hessdalen due to unusual geological or atmospheric conditions. But ball lightning is typically brief, while the Hessdalen Lights persist for hours.

Ionised Gas: Chemical reactions in the earth or atmosphere might produce luminous ionised gas. But no known reaction matches the observed properties.

Tectonic Stress: Pressure on quartz-bearing rocks can produce electrical discharge. Hessdalen lies near geological fault lines. But the lights’ behaviour, including apparent intelligent movement, resists this explanation.

Extraterrestrial Craft: Some researchers believe the lights are vehicles operated by non-human intelligence. The movements suggest control rather than randomness.

Unknown Physics: Perhaps the lights represent a phenomenon not yet recognised by science, something that will require new theories to explain.

The Experience

Those who have observed the Hessdalen Lights describe experiences that transcend mere scientific curiosity.

The lights seem aware of observers. They approach when watched, retreat when pursued. They respond to signals: when researchers flashed lights at them, the lights flashed back.

This apparent interaction has convinced some observers that intelligence is involved, whether human, extraterrestrial, or something else entirely.

The Future

Project Hessdalen plans to continue operations indefinitely. The valley has become a natural laboratory for studying unexplained phenomena.

If the lights can be explained, the explanation will advance our understanding of physics, atmospheric science, or potentially, our place in the universe.

If they cannot be explained, they will remain what they have been for two years: a persistent, documented mystery that challenges our assumptions about reality.

Conclusion

The Hessdalen Lights have been observed continuously for two years. They have been documented by scientists, tracked on radar, and analysed spectroscopically.

They remain unexplained.

Somewhere in that remote Norwegian valley, something appears almost nightly that we cannot identify or understand. It has been doing so for two years. It shows no sign of stopping.

The mystery of Hessdalen continues.

Readers planning to visit Hessdalen or conduct their own research are invited to contact our research department for guidance.