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A non-profit volunteer Citizen Science organization.

Rainer Haseitl

Rainer Haseitl

Core Team Member

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

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rainer@hessdalen.org

Joined the project early 2024

Computer Scientist - Dipl. Inf. (FH)

Currently working at the particle accelerator GSI (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH) in Darmstadt/Germany. Department: Beam Instrumentation, Data Acquisition & Software

My goal is to collect high quality data of the phenomena and make it available for scientific investigation.

My work at Project Hessdalen

Camera System

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In 2024 I installed two new cameras on the mast of the Blue Box to observe the sky. The cameras are recoding 24/7 in 4k resolution. All video files are "stacked" into images to detect possible anomalies. An explanation of the process and many examples of stacked videos can be found here:

Dataloggers

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Also in 2024 we distributed 30 data loggers to record the magnetic field in Hessdalen. Many witnesses report magnetic disturbances like compass offsets or drone problems. The grid of loggers recorded data for one week and was then retreived. Some loggers are still in operation at selected locations were anomalies have been reported.

During the Field Trip in September 2025 I was a tour guide, one of the speakers during our "Pizza and Perspective" Lightning Talk event and I was the one explaining what is in the Blue Box now.

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Note: If you see something on the live stream - you may ask me on discord and I will find the video for that date and time.

Core Team Member

The most active members

Erling P. Strand

Erling P. Strand

Chairman

erling@hessdalen.org

One of the founders in 1993

Fred Pallesen

Fred Pallesen

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

fred@hessdalen.org📞 +47 94086203

Joined the project summer 2023. Organizer for the conference in 2024 and the field trip in 2025. Working as a frontend web developer.

Rainer Haseitl

Rainer Haseitl

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

rainer@hessdalen.org

Joined the project early 2024

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CC

Christian Cujovic

I support Project Hessdalen by making contact with people who might be interesting for us.

Marek Pietrow

Marek Pietrow

PhD, D.Sc.

marek@hessdalen.org

radio signals analysis. SDR scanning

Tanja Glittenberg

Tanja Glittenberg

tanja@hessdalen.org

Independent field observer and data analyst with a background in environmental monitoring and documentation of atmospheric phenomena at other sites known for unusual activity.

Team Member

Volunteers using their free time to work on the project

Bjørn Vik

Bjørn Vik

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

bjorn@hessdalen.org📞 +47 91702767

A resident of Hessdalen

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Dag Hendrik Lerdal

Dag Hendrik Lerdal

dag@hessdalen.org
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Erik Lindqvist

erik@hessdalen.org
Erik Rø

Erik Rø

eirik@hessdalen.org📞 +4793028094

Physicist, field observer and experiencer.

Member of Fascination

Members that donate extra to the Project

Scott Deschaine

Scott Deschaine

Owner, Glow Film

Film maker, Aerobiological researcher

Member of Curiosity

Members that donate to the project.

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Anna Scott

HF

Håkon Fyhn

JJ

Johnny Jensen

tulleoghans@gmail.com

I am from Denmark and I have had quite a few experiences with the phenomenon in Norway as well.

Project Member

Members that help develop software or hardware for the project.

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Lee Gee

I created https://next-ufo-map.vercel.app/ and https://github.com/leegee/next-ufo-map

OZ

Olga Zaleskovskaya

frontend developer

Solveig Løvhaug

Solveig Løvhaug

Retired programmer. Today I create 3D animations using X3DOM