{"type":"locations","slug":"hessdalen","title":"Hessdalen","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/hessdalen","description":"Remote Norwegian valley famous for recurring unexplained lights studied by scientists since the 1980s","date":"1981-12-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Hotspot"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","lat":62.82,"lng":11.23,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"## Strange Lights\n\nResidents began reporting bright hovering orbs in the early 1980s. The phenomena varied in shape and color, sometimes lasting over an hour.[^1][^2][^3][^4][^5]\nSee the [Hessdalen lights observations](/events/1981-hessdalen-lights-observations) record for research notes.\n\n## Ongoing Monitoring\n\nProject Hessdalen installed cameras and instruments to collect data. Though many theories exist, no consensus explanation has emerged.\n\n\n[^1]: [Project Hessdalen: Main Site](https://old.hessdalen.org/index_e.shtml)\n[^2]: [Project Hessdalen: Report from 1984](https://old.hessdalen.org/reports/hpreport84.shtml)\n[^3]: [Project Hessdalen: Observations in the Hessdalen area](https://old.hessdalen.org/observasjoner/)\n[^4]: [Project Hessdalen: Story, April 2002](https://hessdalen.org/reports/ProjectHessdalen-story-April2002.pdf)\n[^5]: [Hessdalen Database Analysis, 2017](https://hessdalen.org/reports/Hessdalen_Database_English_Nov2017.pdf)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/hessdalen","title":"Hessdalen","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/locations/hessdalen","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"continent":"Europe"}