UFO in my hometown

[wimmy]

I found a UFO on a little mountain in my hometown!

I have lived here my whole life, and I've never seen anything on this mountain..

You can check airphotos at the official hompage of the city here:

http://www.kristiansund.kommune.no/index.asp?nr=204

[shrinkingman]

That's quite interesting, it even seems to have a shadow. I don't know about a UFO but it seems to be airborne, so who knows?

[Nakun]

It doesn't look like a UFO to me... I'm sure there's a logical explanation for this... or is there... :confused:

[Tom Baldwin]

I found a UFO on a little mountain in my hometown!
That has to be a radio/radar tower, probably associated with the nearby airfield.

[Tom Baldwin]

PS - who gave this a five-star rating??

[shrinkingman]

PS - who gave this a five-star rating??

Not guilty m'lud.

[tizerist]

it seems to be see-through (like a white bycicle wheel)
it even seems to have spokes

[Tom Baldwin]

it even seems to have spokes
A latticework tower, seen from overhead, can exhibit what look like spokes.

[wimmy]

That has to be a radio/radar tower, probably associated with the nearby airfield.



Well.. why have I never seen something like that there then?

[Tom Baldwin]

Well.. why have I never seen something like that there then?
How close were you able to get? Looks pretty inaccessible...

[wimmy]

How close were you able to get? Looks pretty inaccessible...


I've been there ca 20 times.


It's actually a pretty popular hill to jog/walk up to

[martin]

Looks like some kind of VOR airport facility
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF_omnidirectional_range

(But if Wimmy can't see it...?)

[stefankarakashev]

Finally a good evidence of aliens on our planet. It's a good UFO, you can see that almost all of it is transparent - true it's like a bicycle wheel - with the cabin (2m. diametre) in the centre and spokes which support the outer ring. The whole machine thus is made pretty light and able to fly. The aliens seem to be in awe by the Nowegian fyords and this is why they are in this region. Hope to see more UFOs like this, but great find!

[Tom Baldwin]

Here's a piece of your 'Kart over Kristiansund' link:
http://tomba.free.fr/Kristiansund.JPG
I see at least four circles in the same place as your placemark.
Given that we know nothing about the dates of the GE and Kart over Kristiansund views, what have we here?
1. A UFO squadron on the ground?
2. A man-made object that's grown from one circle in the GE view to four circles in the Kart over Kristiansund view?
And note that, immediately to the NE/E of your UFO, there are what appear to be man-made tracks.

[stefankarakashev]

Now my last post was intended as a joke.. This is probably the VOR that Martin told us about. If you rotate it you can probably notice that the thing in the centre is a vertical post, clamped to the ground, just like the one in the wiki pictures. Wimmy, can you go one more time so that we can be sure it's not a UFO? ;) Otherwise my first post counts.

[GEH4EVR]

I have posted it at the GE community to see if anyone can answer it.

[Tom Baldwin]

Wimmy, can you go one more time so that we can be sure it's not a UFO?
Since Wimmy lives in the Land of the Midnight Sun there's a fair chance we'll get his report in the morning...

[GEH4EVR]

here's what it is

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/531505/page/0/vc/1

[Tom Baldwin]

here's what it is

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/531505/page/0/vc/1
Ah! Since it's so low to the ground Wimmy might well have missed it on his jogs in the hills.

[stefankarakashev]

That's right AdobeMan :) So, only my second post counts.

[wimmy]

Ah! Since it's so low to the ground Wimmy might well have missed it on his jogs in the hills.



guess so :rolleyes:

[mac9002]

Good job! I know this is what we have been looking for!!

[sladys]

I found a link wher you can see where they are where you live:

http://worldaerodata.com/

Just click on NAVAIDS and all countries appear and you can enter the coordinates into your GE.

[Tom Baldwin]

I found a link wher you can see where they are where you live.
There's no entry for Kristiansund...

[sladys]

I made a hack for my country, Denmark. Maybe you make one for your country, it could be interesting to see where they are located.

http://worldaerodata.com/nav/Denmark.php

[sladys]

Yes it is, Look for KVERNBERGET. It's the airport you have to look for either the airport or a place at the airport.

Here is Kristiansund:

http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?nav=KVERNBERGET&nav_id=KVB&nav_type=4

[IamOverHere]

http://dish.stanford.edu/dishgraphics/dishrun.gif

The dish isn't at the same angle as the "UFO" but, does the shadow look familiar?
37°24'31.01"N, 122°10'46.26"W

[tcoker]

I watched them build this sucker. It's an antenna for aircraft navigation.

[IamOverHere]

http://www.kristiansund.kommune.no/index.asp?nr=204

I found it on your site as well. I blew it up & have an arrow pointing to it.

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1305/kristiansundby7.jpg

[BradG7]

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1305/kristiansundby7.jpg
I believe you wanted this?

I am convinced it is none of the above. I think it could be a stationary SAM installation.

[IamOverHere]

No, but what would make you think SAM installation? They use radar. I doubt hat is not a radar dish. The dish would usually be solid to pick up a full image that and it is pretty large. My guess is either for radio transmissions or a radio telescope.

[sladys]

The "thing" in Kristiansund is a VOR-DME navigation aid. If you enter this coordinate you will end on the spot on BradG7's map.

63° 07' 05.28" N 7° 48' 37.94" E

And if you enter VOR-DME in your google and go under picturesearch you'll see the different kinds there are. :)

[IamOverHere]

http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?nav=KVERNBERGET&nav_id=KVB&nav_type=4

Yeah you are right sladys. Here are a couple in Japan.

http://image.kanshin.jp/img_15/159185/1382989336.jpg

http://www.ks.hkd.mlit.go.jp/profile/foresight/2004autumn/img/p05_09.jpg

[RS_jenssen]

I found a UFO on a little mountain in my hometown!

I have lived here my whole life, and I've never seen anything on this mountain..

You can check airphotos at the official hompage of the city here:

http://www.kristiansund.kommune.no/index.asp?nr=204

it`s a wether station on the top of kvernberget i live in Kristiansund Norway and i have been there many times

[IamOverHere]

Click on that link I posted above you. It has the coordinates on the web page. It is a VOR-DME navaid.

[RS_jenssen]

Click on that link I posted above you. It has the coordinates on the web page. It is a VOR-DME navaid.
no it`s not! it`s a wether sentral! and i know i`m on that mointan att least 10 times every year

[BradG7]

http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?nav=KVERNBERGET&nav_id=KVB&nav_type=4

Yeah you are right sladys. Here are a couple in Japan.


I believe this is incorrect, because what we are seeing is more transparent in the center while this is more opaque.

[RS_jenssen]

I believe this is incorrect, because what we are seeing is more transparent in the center while this is more opaque.

yes its a wheater station

[RS_jenssen]

http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/ENKB.html

[IamOverHere]

Not sure if I am reading those coordinates right but I think that would put the weather station towards the other end of the runway according to that sight. 63-07N 007-50E 62M

Anyone?

[Frank67]

I found a UFO on a little mountain in my hometown!

I have lived here my whole life, and I've never seen anything on this mountain..

You can check airphotos at the official hompage of the city here:

http://www.kristiansund.kommune.no/index.asp?nr=204

This is indeed a VOR-DME with ID "KVB (http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?nav=KVERNBERGET&nav_id=KVB&nav_type=4)" (look at the coordinates).
It belongs to the airport ENKB (http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=NO24241&sch=ENKB).