Noise and extreme light outside my windows

I'm not sure of the date or time but I was in bed watching MaryHartman, MaryHartman and the picture on the television went to snow but the voices continued (cable tv), almost immediately,an extremely loud sound was directly overhead (like a jet noise), my cat started crying at the same time and his hair was on end like static electricity.  
I left the bedroom and walked down the hall into the kitchen (approximately 10 feet), the hair on my arms stood up and I had goosebumps (I never get goosebumps), as I went into the kitchen, I could see this bright light flooding into the windows through the living room windows as well as the kitchen windows.  I did not see anything but the extreme light surrounding the house.  
Then all of the sudden, the sound and light was gone, The television was back to normal  It could have been less than 2 minutes or more, its hard to gauge.  I know I stood in the kitchen for at least a minute before the light and sound abruptly stopped.  There was no fading out of the sound.  The television immediately cleared up and within a minute or two, jets were scrambled out of Hulman Airfield.  I called the airfield immediately and asked them what had happened and they denied anything.  
I have never told anyone of this experience.  I'm almost 50 years old.  I'm not claiming to have been abducted.  I truly do not know what it was but it was out of my experience, then or now. After this experience, I always left a window open for belief in ufo's.  
I saw the special on ABC last night and felt I should at least tell someone for the record.    I have not see or heard anything strange since.  I've tried to explain the phenomenon to myself for decades, but it must have been something.  I would like to know if anyone has experienced this as well.
Witness indicates that date of sighting is approximate.  PD