Immediately following a very loud, sharp explosion there was a large burst of flame in the sky, followed by dark smoke. of
Driving east on N. Marine Drive, at west end of Expo Center, when there was a very loud, sharp explosive noise. I looked up over my left shoulder and saw a large ball of flames in the sky, 500 to 1,000 feet above ground level. I couldn't tell whether it was over the Columbia River, Hayden Island, or Vancouver, Washington. I watched as the fire disappeared and dark smoke replaced it. It was all over in a couple of minutes. I looked at my watch and saw that it was 14:02. No debris fell; there was only the dark smoke, which soon dissipated. There were at least 3 other automobiles close to mine. --I taught chemistry, some physics, and some biology in high school for almost 22 years.
((NUFORC Note: We spoke with this witness at length, and we found her to be an exceptionally mature and serious-minded person. We would welcome reports of this incident from anyone else who may have witnessed it. PD))
Driving east on N. Marine Drive, at west end of Expo Center, when there was a very loud, sharp explosive noise. I looked up over my left shoulder and saw a large ball of flames in the sky, 500 to 1,000 feet above ground level. I couldn't tell whether it was over the Columbia River, Hayden Island, or Vancouver, Washington. I watched as the fire disappeared and dark smoke replaced it. It was all over in a couple of minutes. I looked at my watch and saw that it was 14:02. No debris fell; there was only the dark smoke, which soon dissipated. There were at least 3 other automobiles close to mine. --I taught chemistry, some physics, and some biology in high school for almost 22 years.
((NUFORC Note: We spoke with this witness at length, and we found her to be an exceptionally mature and serious-minded person. We would welcome reports of this incident from anyone else who may have witnessed it. PD))
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Portland
USA
about 3 min.
about 3 min.
45.51
-122.66
fireball
OR
Occurred : 4/28/2001 14:00 (Entered as : 04/28/01 14:00) Reported: 4/28/2001 23:47 Posted: 8/5/2001 Location: Portland, OR Shape: Fireball Duration: about 3 min.
Immediately following a very loud, sharp explosion there was a large burst of flame in the sky, followed by dark smoke. of