(meteorobs) Light and sound event over North Eastern Pennsylvania 2011/04/16 17:30-18:00

[Pat]

Not likely a meteor. If you had a rain storm I assume there was good cloud coverage. A meteor flare would be well above the clouds so the light would not likely be bright enough to see thru closed eyes. Also hearing the rumbling only 4-5 seconds later means the event was only about a mile away from you. Meteors have slowed down below the speed of sound a lot higher than 5-6000 feet. The shortest time you should hear rumbling after a meteor is closer to a minute. I'm guessing lightning...which you might be able to look up the lighting strikes in your area for that time period.

--- In meteorobs at yahoogroups.com, MEM <mstreman53 at ...> wrote:
>
> Light and sound event over North Eastern Pennsylvania 2011/04/16 17:30-18:00
> 
> 
>  Over NE Pennsylvania between 17:30 and 18:00 EDT (Local) there was a flash  and 
> 
>  bang of huge proportions  Vic. Long Pond, PA  This was atypical for just 
> lightening or thunder.
>  
> The light was  so intense I saw it through my closed eyelids indirectly 
> reflected 
> 
> off the  walls inside walls.  4-5  seconds later "(flash-to-bang) was a huge 
>  rumbling, echoing, and persisting  report-- very unlike a normal  lightening 
> and 
> 
>  thunder event.  Given we  were in the midst of an  intense rain storm which 
>  otherwise had no  thunder and lightening, I  held off on making a report .  
>  However in a  conversation with a  friend who was 25-30 miles away, he 
> mentioned 
> 
>  a huge flash and very loud lingering boom also. I am therefore making a 
> non-directional report it should a  fireball  have fallen  during a rainstorm 
> and might other-wise go unnoticed.
> 
>  Elton
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