CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A GIGANTIC JET: A pilot flying over the Gulf of Mexico has had a rare close encounter with a Gigantic Jet. The exotic, towering plume of blue lightning leapt up toward space only 35 miles from his airplane. Alertly, he video-recorded the bolt and, in the process, discovered something surprising happening inside it. Get the full story at Spaceweather.com.
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Above: A Gigantic Jet photographed at point blank range over the Gulf of Mexico. [full story]
