Bright flash of light exploding off the horizon into space - Washington, DC

EVENT DATE

Jul 17, 2004, 6:10 PM

LOCATION

Washington, D.C., DC, USA

NUFORC FIELDS

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SHAPE

Flash

DURATION (NUFORC)

Split second

WITNESSES (NUFORC)

1.0

CHARACTERISTICS (NUFORC)

NaN

NARRATIVE

Traveling south down 13th Street NW in Washington DC (a few blocks north of U street), I saw a an amazing flash of white light explode off the ground from the horizon upwards into the air/space and disapear. The entire affair lasted about 1/4 of a second but I am confident I saw something - what it is that I saw, I have no idea.  I am confident it was not some reflection off of the car window.
 The size of the flash was quite narrow - if I had to guess the distance, it would be five to ten miles away from where we were driving. The size of the flash might be the equivilant of a nail in the wall viewed from five feet away.
 I was traveling in the passenger's seat and the driver unfortunatly did not see the flash.

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