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were clearly visible; the object coming downwards in front of the car, flying slowly forward, making a brief halt and then disappearing right up into the sky. The observers stated that the object must have been large. The observation lasted some 30 seconds. All four persons felt a certain pressure in their heads both during the observation and shortly afterwards. (This symptom has also been felt by some other witnesses who have observed UFOs in Hessdalen.) The observers were also a bit frightened and none of them had seen anything similar before.

Left: A drawing made by the witnesses. The surface looked like glass; shining with a greenish color.

The Project Hessdalen Fund

This project fund was established in June 1983 in order to finance the entire Project Hessdalen the following year. Together with private donations, it was the intention that several private firms and institutions should sponsor the project with (it was hoped) considerable amounts of money. A prestigious plan to attract possible investors' attention was launched and should be followed up by certain appointed members of the project committee. However, despite all efforts, especially during the latter half of 1983, no significantly lucrative deals were established. In that sense, the project became mainly a private economical venture more or less paid for by each participant’s own pocket. Some of our foreign readers will remember that an invitation to sponsor the project was carried out already at the BUFORA conference in 1983. Interested persons could give a certain amount of money, being registered and then receive running information from the developing project. However, it soon appeared that this action (together with others) was not enough to finance a project of this magnitude.

When cooperation with various scientific institutions gradually developed, we acquired some hope of official funding. But due to reasons mentioned above, this did not become a reality.

Then, in August 1985, an invitation to join the Project Hessdalen Workshop was sent to ca. 100 ufologists around the world. A conference giving an in-depth review of the phenomena and the investigation in Hessdalen was planned for 2-4 November in Oslo. However, due to a late invitation and the fact that most of the participants had to travel very far (with no expenses covered), a very limited positive response was noticed. Instead, an alternative meeting was arranged with selected members from UFO-Norge and Riksorganisationen UFO-Sverige. The future of Project Hessdalen was discussed, accepting the fact that no further, immediate funding was possible. Therefore, the scope for UFO-research was extended to geographically cover the whole of Scandinavia.

If similar phenomena as those experienced in Hd. should appear at places around Scandinavia over prolonged periods of time, investigative teams and field stations should be established on the spot. However ambitious, this program should become realistic by