Unusual White Flashes in the sky over East England-Anyone Noticed?

eurosceptic · 10-30-2008, 10:42 PM

Hi everyone

Been noticing for about two/three weeks on and off now white flashes of varying intesnity that resemble sheet lightning but seem altogether different.

There is certainly no thunder and I travelled 30 miles to the coast here last night and saw flashes all the way and while out at the coast over the sea to the south I saw the same flashes for over an hour. The regular intervals seemed unusual as well every 2/3 minutes like clockwork for sustained periods. At least for 2 hours (that I noticed last night while at the coast here and while driving and I drive a lot at night and notice them all the time.

I thought it may be the local small (Euro and internal flights only) Airport but I am certain it is not. The flashes seem to come from the sky for definite and seem to cover a large area.

As I say - the unusual factors are the intervals of every 2/3 minutes like clockwork, the unusual colour and brightness intensity, lack of thunder and the range they were seen over - also in clear skies with no rain etc.

Any experts know what this might be? is there some easy explanation or is the sky being charged up for some reason or are these flashes just big lightships signallining turns as its so crowded up there??

10-30-2008, 10:42 PM	#1
eurosceptic Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Flatlands of Eastern England Posts: 226	Unusual White Flashes in the sky over East England-Anyone Noticed? Hi everyone Been noticing for about two/three weeks on and off now white flashes of varying intesnity that resemble sheet lightning but seem altogether different. There is certainly no thunder and I travelled 30 miles to the coast here last night and saw flashes all the way and while out at the coast over the sea to the south I saw the same flashes for over an hour. The regular intervals seemed unusual as well every 2/3 minutes like clockwork for sustained periods. At least for 2 hours (that I noticed last night while at the coast here and while driving and I drive a lot at night and notice them all the time. I thought it may be the local small (Euro and internal flights only) Airport but I am certain it is not. The flashes seem to come from the sky for definite and seem to cover a large area. As I say - the unusual factors are the intervals of every 2/3 minutes like clockwork, the unusual colour and brightness intensity, lack of thunder and the range they were seen over - also in clear skies with no rain etc. Any experts know what this might be? is there some easy explanation or is the sky being charged up for some reason or are these flashes just big lightships signallining turns as its so crowded up there?? Last edited by eurosceptic; 11-01-2008 at 01:56 AM.