NUFORC Sighting 179730

Occurred: 2023-12-16 02:10 Local
Reported: 2023-12-16 01:01 Pacific
Duration: Quarter of a second.
No of observers: 3

Location: Tunkhannock, PA, USA
Location details: Just west of Tunkhannock, PA

Shape: Flash
Color: Blue
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: East
Angle of Elevation: 20
Explanation: Lightning - Possible

I saw a bright blue flash in the Eastern sky. 2 other people saw it as well.

As I was driving on Rt. 6 just west of Tunkhannock, PA, I saw a bright blue flash in the Eastern sky. I got on the 2-way radio and asked if anybody else saw it. I had a confirmation from a driver in Wysox, PA and another driver near Noxen, PA say they saw the same blue flash. It only lasted a split second but was bright enough to light up the whole eastern sky from northeastern PA.

Posted 2023-12-20