Holmen is a small village in
Målselv Municipality in
Troms
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county,
Norway
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. It is located on the east side of the village of
Skjold along the
Målselva river.
Possible UFO Sighting
On 3 November 1996, Holmen was the site of a well documented
UFO sighting. It was reported that an extremely bright object moved over the hamlet at considerable speed in a zig-zag pattern, making a strange buzzing noise. This attracted UFO enthusiasts and local radio station Radio Bardufoss, with the reports from the latter suggesting that ingestion of
moonshine
Moonshine is alcohol proof, high-proof liquor, traditionally made or distributed alcohol law, illegally. The name was derived from a tradition of distilling the alcohol (drug), alcohol at night to avoid detection. In the first decades of the ...
may have been the cause of the sighting. This caused anger in the township, and a subsequent boycott of the channel in protest.
References
Målselv
Villages in Troms
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