For your information, this curious light phenomen was observed throughout central and northern Norway, spanning a distance of about 1900 kilometres (just below 1200 miles!). Just around 8-ish AM, if I remember correctly. A lot of people on their way to job saw it. (Yep, friggin dark here at 8am at this time of year). Lots of videos and photos posted in the media, most of them taken by low quality cell phone camera.

As far as I know, no one has given a solid explanation for what it is. Many, including most media, jumped to the "must be a russian rocket"-conclusion. But (to my knowledge) nobody has (yet) given a good explanation of how a rocket can give such a light show. And no one has been able to confirm Russian rocket activity either. That doesn't mean it wasn't a Russian rocket, and the Russian haven't been exactly forthcoming on this issue...

In the absence of other reliable explanations, I'm inclined to believe the Russian rocket theory. Still, I would appreciate a more solid explanation of HOW a rocket can give such a light show...