# Was the recurrent blinking light of the 2002 EMBLA survey an anomalous light-ball or car headlights? · Hessdalen lights > Three answers have been proposed. Car headlights on a private road about 11.5 km away. leads, with evidence 2 for: supported by its tests. Two are still… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hessdalen-lights/questions/QST0D0NDNE61A6W/was-the-recurrent-blinking-light-of-the-2002-embla-survey-an Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:38+00:00 --- **0** # Was the recurrent blinking light of the 2002 EMBLA survey an anomalous light-ball or car headlights? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [Do the Hessdalen lights include a natural phenomenon not yet explained, once known light sources are removed?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hessdalen-lights/questions/QST0D0NDN6C0EE5/do-the-hessdalen-lights-include-a-natural-phenomenon-not-yet)·3 answers·0·0 following **Answered: Car headlights on a private road about 11.5 km away.** Passed its tests and review. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. Car headlights on a private road about 11.5 km away. leads, with evidence 2 for: supported by its tests. Two are still possible. ## Why it matters It was the best-measured light of the Italian campaigns and the basis of the 100 kW and cluster claims⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0NDAPE52BQ/embla-2002-an-optical-and-ground-survey-in-hessdalen); Leone's rebuttal is the most detailed sceptical analysis of Hessdalen data⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0NDAY87S08/eine-widerlegung-des-embla-2002-berichts-zur-optischen). ## Answers 3 [**Car headlights on a private road about 11.5 km away.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hessdalen-lights/answers/ANS0D0NDSTT22JJ/car-headlights-on-a-private-road-about-11-5-km-away) Supported by its tests Evidence: 2 for Most likely [**An anomalous light-ball cluster radiating up to 100 kW.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hessdalen-lights/answers/ANS0D0NDSB628TW/an-anomalous-light-ball-cluster-radiating-up-to-100-kw) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 for Disputed [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hessdalen-lights/answers/ANS0D0NDTJ806QE/none-of-these) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: none yet Disputed ## History 1. 2002[Teodorani & Nobili puts forward: an anomalous light-ball cluster radiating up to 100 kW.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0NDAPE52BQ/embla-2002-an-optical-and-ground-survey-in-hessdalen) 1. 2002[Teodorani & Nobili: photometry gave up to 100 kW and a light profile unlike a plasma.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0NDAPE52BQ/embla-2002-an-optical-and-ground-survey-in-hessdalen)For: An anomalous light-ball cluster radiating up to 100 kW. 1. 2006[Leone puts forward: car headlights on a private road about 11.5 km away.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0NDAY87S08/eine-widerlegung-des-embla-2002-berichts-zur-optischen) 1. 2006[Leone: resolved by telescope into a pair of headlights; angles match a private road at azimuth about 185°.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0NDAY87S08/eine-widerlegung-des-embla-2002-berichts-zur-optischen)For: Car headlights on a private road about 11.5 km away. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/hessdalen-lights/questions/QST0D0NDNE61A6W/was-the-recurrent-blinking-light-of-the-2002-embla-survey-an%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/hessdalen-lights/questions/QST0D0NDNE61A6W/was-the-recurrent-blinking-light-of-the-2002-embla-survey-an%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/hessdalen-lights/questions/QST0D0NDNE61A6W/was-the-recurrent-blinking-light-of-the-2002-embla-survey-an%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/hessdalen-lights/questions/QST0D0NDNE61A6W/was-the-recurrent-blinking-light-of-the-2002-embla-survey-an%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/hessdalen-lights/questions/QST0D0NDNE61A6W/was-the-recurrent-blinking-light-of-the-2002-embla-survey-an%23add-source) Where it fits Hessdalen lights [**Do the Hessdalen lights include a natural phenomenon not yet explained, once known light sources are removed?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hessdalen-lights/questions/QST0D0NDN6C0EE5/do-the-hessdalen-lights-include-a-natural-phenomenon-not-yet)Key question · most likely no; the lights are misidentified vehicles, aircraft, astronomical objects and instrumental artefacts **Was the recurrent blinking light of the 2002 EMBLA survey an anomalous light-ball or car headlights?** You're here · Car headlights on a private road about 11.5 km away. [Why did reports fall from about 20 a week in 1981–1984 to about 10–20 a year?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hessdalen-lights/questions/QST0D0NDP5M4JWN/why-did-reports-fall-from-about-20-a-week-in-19811984-to)Open · 3 answers, inconclusive [ Ask a question under this one ]