Get Involved with Project Hessdalen

Project Hessdalen is an ongoing, international citizen-science effort exploring one of the world’s most enduring unexplained phenomena. Alongside long-term scientific observation, we are building tools, knowledge, and a global community around open research and collaboration.

We are currently developing several research, engineering, and community-driven projects, and we warmly welcome volunteers, students, and collaborators from all backgrounds. By getting involved, you’ll work with people from around the world, develop practical skills, and contribute to a truly unique scientific initiative.

You don’t need to be an expert. Some projects require technical knowledge, while others rely on creativity, organization, communication, or curiosity. If you’re motivated and interested, we’ll help you find a role that fits.

Current Areas Where We Need Help

Research & Data

• Create a resource page linking weather data, solar activity, geomagnetic storms, and other environmental factors relevant to observations
• Review and reorganize observation pages from the old Hessdalen website into an updated Google Document
• Help extract and structure information from historical reports (e.g. observed colors, shapes, movement patterns)

Technology & Engineering

• Contribute technical skills to the development of the Blue Box Mini observation system
• Suggest improvements to our Discord server structure and workflows
• Support data organization, automation, and tooling

Design, Media & Communication

• Propose visual design elements for the website and printed materials
• Create short-form videos for TikTok and YouTube (we already have content to work with!)
• Help improve how we present our work to the public and new members

Funding & Community Growth

• Assist with funding applications and donor outreach
• Help us grow our membership base and sustain core infrastructure (such as internet and hosting costs)

Have Another Idea?

If you have an idea we haven’t listed, we’d love to hear it. Some of our best initiatives have started with a simple suggestion from someone who saw a new possibility. If you think your idea could help Project Hessdalen, bring it forward — and let’s explore it together.

How to Get Involved

To learn more or express your interest, contact:

Fred Pallesen
📧 fred@hessdalen.org
📞 +47 940 86 203

We look forward to hearing from you.