Official Name: | Holmen |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Troms#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Holmen |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Troms |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Midt-Troms |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Målselv Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9334 Øverbygd |
Coordinates: | 69.2248°N 18.4607°W |
Holmen is a small village in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the east side of the village of Skjold along the Målselva river.[1]
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.