8/23/2008: Hickory, NC, USA

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Occurred : 8/23/2008 21:20 (Entered as : 08/23/08 21:20) Reported: 8/26/2008 3:44:40 PM 15:44 Posted: 10/31/2008 Location: Hickory, NC Shape: Flash Duration: 2 sec
Blue-Green Flash in the North Carolina Sky My wife and I were driving on I-40 Eastbound between Hickory and Statesville about 9:20pm on Saturday evening, August 23rd, 2008 when we observed a very bright blue-green flash that lit up an entire cloud near the Eastern horizon and lasted approximately 2 seconds. There was only the one flash. The cloud was a fairly large one, appearing to cover approximately 1/10 of our front windshield's field of view. The "aqua" colored light lit the cloud uniformly. (No brighter spot/spots within the cloud) I did not see a streak in the sky like a meteorite, and there were no thunderstorms in the area, but it did appear to light the cloud from the inside and did not impact the other clouds in the sky.

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 8/23/2008 21:20 (Entered as : 08/23/08 21:20)
Reported: 8/26/2008 3:44:40 PM 15:44
Posted: 10/31/2008
Location: Hickory, NC
Shape: Flash
Duration: 2 sec

Blue-Green Flash in the North Carolina Sky

My wife and I were driving on I-40 Eastbound between Hickory and Statesville about 9:20pm on Saturday evening, August 23rd, 2008 when we observed a very bright blue-green flash that lit up an entire cloud near the Eastern horizon and lasted approximately 2 seconds. There was only the one flash. The cloud was a fairly large one, appearing to cover approximately 1/10 of our front windshield's field of view. The "aqua" colored light lit the cloud uniformly. (No brighter spot/spots within the cloud) I did not see a streak in the sky like a meteorite, and there were no thunderstorms in the area, but it did appear to light the cloud from the inside and did not impact the other clouds in the sky.