Spiral light over northern Norway coincides with failed Bulava test

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Bulava missile rising from the sea
A Bulava missile launch; a failed Bulava test was widely tied to the Norway spiral Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A large white spiral with a blue tail was seen and photographed over northern Norway on the morning of Dec. 9, 2009. Russia's Defense Ministry said the next day a Bulava missile test had failed in its third stage; analysts widely tied the spiral to it, though Russia did not confirm the link.

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  1. PressSpirals Sighted Over Norway as Bulava Fails (opens in a new tab)The Moscow Times / 2009-12-10
  2. PressFailed Russian Rocket Suspected in Light Show (opens in a new tab)ABC News / 2009-12-10
  3. PressNorway spiral: A rocket scientist explains the mystery (opens in a new tab)The Christian Science Monitor / 2009-12-10

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