NUFORC Sighting 153751

Occurred: 2020-02-29 19:30 Local
Reported: 2020-02-29 16:47 Pacific
Duration: <30 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Baltimore, MD, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Animals reacted

Flashes of light over clear night sky.

I was walking my dog at 7:30 PM EST and saw 2 flashes of light in the sky. One flash was to the NE of my location and another flash would have been SW of me. The night sky was clear and you could see all the stars. The first flash lasted about a second with no accompanying noise. The second flash happened about 2-3 seconds later and I could see it over Orion and once again no noise. The best way to describe the flashes would be like a flash of lighting (not a bolt). My dog also reacted funny. I don’t know if it was connected or not but as we we’re getting ready to go outside our neighbor’s dog, who is usually well behaved and quiet, was barking like crazy. Yes, I live very close to BWI but this was definitely not a plane and there are no runway strobes located anywhere near me. We have never experienced this before.

Posted 2020-04-09