Lightening.
Any other questions? (And, BTW, I haven't seen such a report. Could you provide a link.)
ML/NJ
Here is the quote and the link:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L413345.htm
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"A Spanish newspaper said a transatlantic airline pilot reported seeing a bright flash of white light at the same time the Air France flight disappeared."
"Suddenly we saw in the distance a strong, intense flash of white light that took a downward, vertical trajectory and disappeared in six seconds," the pilot of an Air Comet flight from Lima to Madrid told his company, the El Mundo newspaper reported. "We did not hear any communication on any emergency or air to air frequency either before or after this event." A spokesman for Madrid-based airline Air Comet was not immediately available to confirm the El Mundo article, which cited a report the pilot submitted to his company."
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Dummy! It’s all over the net.
OBVIOUSLY the other pilot also saw lightening. He remarked on this particular flash because it was extraordinary.
“These were lent more weight today after a Spanish pilot in the vicinity at the time reported seeing an “intense white flash”.
“Suddenly we saw in the distance a strong and intense flash of white light, followed by a downward, vertical trajectory which broke up into six segments,” the chief pilot of an Air Comet plane from Lima to Madrid told the Spanish newspaper, El Mundo. He has reported his observations to investigators.
Some experts have supported the theory that the plane exploded, given the wide area where debris has been found.”