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What was that flash? What was that boom?
Seattle Times ^ | June 3, 2004 | Seattle Times

Posted on 06/03/2004 2:20:33 PM PDT by Truth666

Rattled outdoor furniture, frightened cats. We heard reports from several readers about the mysterious booms and flashes of light early this morning over Puget Sound:
"I was watching late night TV when at exactly 2:42 p.m. I saw the sky light up like a nuclear bomb had exploded. The entire sky and my whole yard glowed a luminous red color. I went outside to investigate and could hear a loud rumbling noise."

(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...


TOPICS: US: Washington
KEYWORDS: astronomy; cometbradfield; meteorite; pugetsound; science; seattle; washington
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To: Truth666

21 posted on 06/03/2004 2:39:36 PM PDT by DainBramage
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To: scott7278

Bookmarked for later read.


22 posted on 06/03/2004 2:41:29 PM PDT by scott7278 ("FR will NOT be used to help replace Bush with a Democrat." -- Jim Robinson, 2/01/04)
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To: Truth666
"At 2:30 a.m. I was looking toward the western sky when I noticed a very bright object. It was about the size of a dime from my viewpoint. About 10 to 15 minutes later I saw what I believed to be a meteor shower. This started as very white and turned to orange light which lasted about 5 to10 seconds. This was followed by a concussion and loud boom by about 10 mins." — Tom Wallace, Marysville

Best report in the bunch though I exepct this feloows time estimations may be off.

23 posted on 06/03/2004 2:42:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: txflake
I was really hoping this stuff would never start up - I saw some Bradfield/Q4 models that had us (earth) running thru some dicey areas within the next couple months.
In Southwestern Europe it has been seen by thousands twice in the last 2 days.
The spokesman of the portuguese Air Force, Carlos Barbosa, said today to the newspaper "Publico" :
"Between 23h00 and 23h30 we detected some targets atdifferent speeds, altitudes and positions - itlasted two or three minutes" , adding that one of the movements presented an ascending trajectory from seven thousand to 30 thousand feet, and another was moving at 40 thousand feet.
24 posted on 06/03/2004 2:47:38 PM PDT by Truth666
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To: Truth666

Wow. Between this, the Jersey fireball, and the latest internet hoax regarding inbound comets, I haven't given a thought to a terrorist attack all day.

Great fun....great mental exercise..


25 posted on 06/03/2004 2:47:55 PM PDT by OpusatFR (Vote Kerry if you want to commit national suicide)
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To: Truth666
"I was watching late night TV when at exactly 2:42 p.m. I saw the sky light up like a nuclear bomb had exploded...."

That is strange.

26 posted on 06/03/2004 2:49:13 PM PDT by ScottFromSpokane (Re-elect President Bush: http://spokanegop.org/bush.html)
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To: txflake
Here's a thread with some good comet models, data and websites.
27 posted on 06/03/2004 2:49:14 PM PDT by txhurl (Time for the NeoCrusade.)
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To: Truth666
Dubya said 'To heck with the Democrats !! We're drillin' ANWR WITHOUT 'EM !!'

28 posted on 06/03/2004 2:49:17 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is ONLY ONE good Democrat: one that has just been voted OUT of POWER ! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: BenLurkin

The most detailed report is not necessarily the best.


29 posted on 06/03/2004 2:51:21 PM PDT by ScottFromSpokane (Re-elect President Bush: http://spokanegop.org/bush.html)
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To: Truth666
I saw the sky light up like a nuclear bomb had exploded.

If this person's retinas didn't get burnt to a crisp they did not see a light as bright as a nuclear weapon.

30 posted on 06/03/2004 2:53:21 PM PDT by siunevada
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To: Truth666

I heard it too! Turned out to be a thunderstorm. I roled over. (end story)


31 posted on 06/03/2004 2:55:02 PM PDT by johnb838 (When I hear "Allahu Akhbar" it means somebody is about to die.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

I happen to have a bottle in my cupboard. They send down to us to thank my husband for fixing their car while we were there a few years ago.


32 posted on 06/03/2004 2:55:10 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked (In honor of Cesear, Eagle Scout, Marine private WIA Fallujah Iraq on 4-13-04)
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To: Truth666

33 posted on 06/03/2004 2:57:48 PM PDT by Revolting cat! ("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
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To: Truth666

34 posted on 06/03/2004 2:58:26 PM PDT by Revolting cat! ("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
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To: yall
Possible Meteor Over Western Washington

35 posted on 06/03/2004 3:00:14 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is ONLY ONE good Democrat: one that has just been voted OUT of POWER ! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: Truth666
See post #28 on that thread:

AP Meteor Crash Report Was a Hoax


36 posted on 06/03/2004 3:02:40 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is ONLY ONE good Democrat: one that has just been voted OUT of POWER ! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: Truth666

Well it was a noisy TV monitor

http://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/GREEN/GNW_EHZ_UW.2004060300.gif


37 posted on 06/03/2004 3:03:39 PM PDT by Truth666
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To: Revolting cat!
ROFL !

That reminds me of the one with the guy in the sand de-activating a bomb (and the guy standing behind him doing the same thing) .....


38 posted on 06/03/2004 3:05:32 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is ONLY ONE good Democrat: one that has just been voted OUT of POWER ! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: txflake
>>...Here's a thread with some good comet models, data and websites....<<

The link doesn't work.

>>...I was really hoping this stuff would never start up - I saw some Bradfield/Q4 models that had us (earth) running thru some dicey areas within the next couple months....<<

Lotsa talk on some "fringe" sites about coming catastrophes in the next few weeks. Results of comets hitting Earth.

39 posted on 06/03/2004 3:05:33 PM PDT by FReepaholic (War On Terror: If not us, who? If not now, when?)
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To: tscislaw

Lets hope the next "large flash" is over Iraq!


40 posted on 06/03/2004 3:13:46 PM PDT by jaz.357 (The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.)
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