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English translation (generted by Google translations`) of an article in the Norwegian local newspapaer
Bergens Tidende 7th of March 2010: http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/--Det-ligner-paa-andre-ismysterier-1043080.html# .

- It is similar to other ice mysteries

The discussion was high among members of the Norwegian Crop Circle Group when they saw pictures of the "crop circles" in Arna. But the front figure of the group and author of several books on the phenomenon is not so sure if the circles are so mysterious.

Supernatural? - I do not believe that such patterns necessarily have a supernatural explanation. But they are nonetheless a mystery, says author Eva Marie Brekkestø. PHOTO: John Halvor Sæle

Cecilie Eikås Nygård

Published: 07.mar.2010 20:53
Updated: 08.mar.2010 14:33

Eva Marie Brekkestø has written the book "Crop Circles, wonders in the field," which comes out on Tuesday. Where she writes about the mysterious pattern of winter / ice activities of water - it is known among corn circle enthusiasts that the phenomenon also shows up on the ice.

SIMILARITY? One of corn circles that appeared in 2009. Similar pattern on it in Arna fjord? PHOTO: Norwegian Crop Circle Group	MORE mysteries: This image is from the Oslo fjord and was taken in February last year. PHOTO: Ole Petter Vik
Skeptical: Crop Circle expert Eva Marie Brekkestø think the phenomenon of ice in Arna most likely has a natural explanation. PHOTO: Private	INTERESTED: Stian Arnesen from Bergen has an above average interest in corn circles, and has had several interesting experiences in connection with his hobby. PHOTO: Private

- We know of several wonderful examples of other patterns in ice and snow, including some extraordinary examples from Russia, says Brekkestø.
And other examples are mysterious ice circles on rivers in the United States and in Sweden.

Suggested explanation: The tide

The Norwegian Crop Circle Group has over 2700 members. Several of those living in western Norway, and Brekkestø says she received a host of e-mails and text messages about the mysterious pattern in Arna yesterday.
- I must stress that I live in Eastern Norway, and have only seen pictures. But from what I can see it has formed 14 rings around the largest hole. I think this may be because the water seeps through the holes from the ice fishing when the tide rises and falls once a day. The pattern may have been hidden under the snow until yesterday, "said Brekkestø, which among other things, edits the Norwegian web site about crop circles.
- Nevertheless, there may be a mystery. There are many things that suggests a relation between patterns and crop circles, "she says.

I have been standing in the middle of a crop circle and experienced a tingling in the body
Stian Arnesen from Bergen

An outstanding ice formation in Snåsa

Among the many examples of ice circles in Norway the one which occurred in Snåsa in 2004, is the most famous.
- The pattern was an ice relieff of ice on top of a filed. Some school children discovered it. They ran home to get a video camera. But when they came close to the pattern, the camera battery stopped working. Therefore, we only have low quality photos of the formation, says Brekkestø.
The fact that batteries often stop working near crop circles, is one of the things that makes the phenomenon so mysterious.
To the knowledge og Bergens Tidende, nobody has experienced this in the vicinity of the mysterious rings of Arna harbor.

An exiting hobby

One of the members of the Norwegian Crop Circle Group who finds the puzzling pattern of Arna is very exciting is Stian Arnesen from Bergen. Every year he travels to England and visit places where crop circles have occurred. This has given him some interesting experiences.
- I have been standing in the middle of a crop circle and experienced a tingling in the body. You know that feeling you get when the foot falls asleep, "said Arnesen.
After he read about the pattern at Arna, Arnesen was one of several enthusiasts who were prepared to go there. But when he learned that the pattern had now begun to melt, and that the light that was observed over the ice, probably was a reflection from the street lights, he changed his mind.
- I do not quite know what to think. The theory of the ebb and flow made me a bit skeptical. But then one would think that that the snow had been removed in the area of the rings. Anyway, It seems mysterious, "said Arnesen.

Similar, mystery to the east

On Thursday people in Rakkestad discovered a pattern in the ice similar to that in Arna fjord. Here, people saw a green fireball fly across the sky just two days earlier.
Ole Petter Vik from the Asker is one of several who have contacted Bergens Tidende about similar phenomena in their neighborhood. He saw a similar pattern in the ice on the west side of the Oslo Fjord in January last year.
- I had never seen anything similar before, and I have been driving along this fjord for more that 50 years. So I think there needs to be quite special conditions for this to happen, "said Vik.
Another who claims to have seen a similar phenomenon is Bjorn Sørheim from Sunnmøre.
- I saw several holes that are very similar to those in Arna about ten years ago. I began researching the phenomenon, and believe it has to do with ebb and flow. But I'm not sure, "said Sørheim.