NUFORC Sighting 55968

Occurred: 2007-03-23 11:30 Local
Reported: 2007-03-27 18:55 Pacific
Duration: 4 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Hanson, KY, USA

Shape: Fireball

exploding ball of light flooded kitchen

My wife,step-daughter and myself had sat down for lunch. We have a large kitchen window facing southwest. I looked up and was surprised to see a round ball resembling a flash bulb on a camera. Seconds later it exploded with a bright white light. The round ball appeared to be tree top level at a distance. The glowing light flooded our kitchen,however, in a second it was gone. No sound at all. I am a geologist and have never witnessed anything like this before. It was not ball lighting. We are an hour south of Evansville, Ind. and an hour and a-half north of Nashville, Tn.

Posted 2007-04-27