Holmen is a small village in the municipality of Målselv in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the east side of the village of Skjold along the Målselva river.[1]

Holmen
Village
View of the village in winter
View of the village in winter
Holmen is located in Troms
Holmen
Holmen
Location of the village
Holmen is located in Norway
Holmen
Holmen
Holmen (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°01′34″N 19°17′58″E / 69.02611°N 19.29944°E / 69.02611; 19.29944
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictMidt-Troms
MunicipalityMålselv
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9334 Øverbygd

Possible UFO Sighting edit

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 may have been the cause of the sighting. This caused anger in the township, and a subsequent boycott of the channel in protest.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "Holmen Kart" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2010-03-07.