UFO. Norway

8 October 1979, 04:55 – Oslo Tom Bliksmark (age 12) was out of bed around five in the morning to get a glass of water. He was at the kitchen window, drinking his water, when he saw a strange luminous object over the houses 100 meters away. It moved with high speed above another building, and then it stopped and remained stationary there for about a minute. He went to get his Kodak Instamatic camera, and when he came back the object had become dark. It wasn't made of metal, but it wasn't a cloud either. It was like a blob of light and dark, he said. He took a photo of it, and then it came closer as it changed shape. He then took another photo, as he started to feel odd. His eyes were itching and tears started running. He observed this object for about five minutes. Then it disappeared at high speed. No sound was heard from the object during this time. It was no spaceship or flying saucer, but something unusual. I was scared and my eyes hurt for a long time afterwards. My hands were shaking when I took the photos. I though God were coming to get us, he said. There are several problems with this case. Allers magazine gives the time as around 5 o’clock, and Vi Menn says 04:30, both dating it in November 1979. UFO-Norge archives show that the date of the case is October 8, 1979, at 04:55 hours. The report form was filled out and signed by Tom Bliksmark himself on November 3, 1979. Both the photos show daylight outside. However, on October 8th sunrise was at 07:39, and at 08:39 on November 1st. So the photos could have not been taken at the time reported. The photos themselves look like an out-of-focus piece of paper pasted on the window. We suspect a hoax.