# Why did she travel under at least eight false identities? · Isdal Woman > Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7H3W2HS8/why-did-she-travel-under-at-least-eight-false-identities Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:45+00:00 --- **0** # Why did she travel under at least eight false identities? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [Who was the woman found in Isdalen?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7GM81M27/who-was-the-woman-found-in-isdalen)·3 answers·0·0 following **Three answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters The aliases, the removed labels and the movements are the evidence that she lived a concealed life; each reading of her death also explains them⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z79227R4G/the-isdal-womans-many-identities)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z78JE0KS9/etterforsket-for-militrspionasje). ## Answers 3 [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/isdal-woman/answers/ANS0D7Z7PQJ3ECH/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**She concealed her identity for non-intelligence reasons, such as crime, smuggling or sex work.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/isdal-woman/answers/ANS0D7Z7P7Y3F0A/she-concealed-her-identity-for-non-intelligence-reasons-such) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible [**She was working for a foreign intelligence service, including watching the Penguin missile trials.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/isdal-woman/answers/ANS0D7Z7NGG47D6/she-was-working-for-a-foreign-intelligence-service-including) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for, 1 against Still possible ## History 1. 2016[Hansen et al. puts forward: she was working for a foreign intelligence service, including watching the Penguin missile trials.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z78JE0KS9/etterforsket-for-militrspionasje) 1. 2016[Hansen et al.: the counter-intelligence police recorded a sighting near the Penguin trials at Tananger and her presence in…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z78JE0KS9/etterforsket-for-militrspionasje)For: She was working for a foreign intelligence service, including watching the Penguin missile trials. 1. 2018[Aske puts forward: she concealed her identity for non-intelligence reasons, such as crime, smuggling or sex work.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z7AGY78DP/kvinnen-i-isdalen-nytt-lys-over-norgeshistoriens-strste) 1. 2018[BBC World Service: the sighting report is second-hand and no service has acknowledged her.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z78T8172S/the-secret-police-file-on-the-penguin-missile-system)Against: She was working for a foreign intelligence service, including watching the Penguin missile trials. 1. 2018[Aske: a book-length analysis reads her travel and hotel behaviour this way.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7Z7AGY78DP/kvinnen-i-isdalen-nytt-lys-over-norgeshistoriens-strste)For: She concealed her identity for non-intelligence reasons, such as crime, smuggling or sex work. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7H3W2HS8/why-did-she-travel-under-at-least-eight-false-identities%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/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7H3W2HS8/why-did-she-travel-under-at-least-eight-false-identities%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/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7H3W2HS8/why-did-she-travel-under-at-least-eight-false-identities%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/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7H3W2HS8/why-did-she-travel-under-at-least-eight-false-identities%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/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7H3W2HS8/why-did-she-travel-under-at-least-eight-false-identities%23add-source) Where it fits Isdal Woman [**Who was the woman found in Isdalen?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/isdal-woman/questions/QST0D7Z7GM81M27/who-was-the-woman-found-in-isdalen)Key question · most likely she was born around 1930 in south-east Germany, near Nuremberg, and moved west, toward France or Belgium, in… **Why did she travel under at least eight false identities?** You're here · 3 answers, inconclusive [ Ask a question under this one ]