Flash over Powhatan, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was following behind my fiance in my car, going west on Route 60 through Powhatan. We had just entered the county line. It was dark and cloudy outside with a good amount of wind and a slight drizzle. We both saw a huge bright blue flash from above the clouds that turned red towards the north part of the sky. It looked like an explosion from behind the clouds. I turned my music off and listened for a boom or sound and it was silent. This happened 20 minutes ago and there are no thunderstorms or severe weather in the area.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #115775). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-11-28 → 2014-12-15
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