What was that flash? What was that boom?

Seattle Times ^ | June 3, 2004 | Seattle Times

[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."

[DainBramage]

[scott7278]

Bookmarked for later read.

[BenLurkin]

"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.

[Truth666]

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.

[OpusatFR]

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..

[ScottFromSpokane]

"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.

[txhurl]

Here's a thread with some good comet models, data and websites.

[MeekOneGOP]

Dubya said 'To heck with the Democrats !! We're drillin' ANWR WITHOUT 'EM !!'

[ScottFromSpokane]

The most detailed report is not necessarily the best.

[siunevada]

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.

[johnb838]

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

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

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.

[Revolting cat!]

[Revolting cat!]

[MeekOneGOP]

Possible Meteor Over Western Washington

[MeekOneGOP]

See post #28 on that thread:

AP Meteor Crash Report Was a Hoax

[Truth666]

Well it was a noisy TV monitor

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

[MeekOneGOP]

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) .....

[FReepaholic]

>>...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.

[jaz.357]

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