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A plane was struck by mid-air lightning this weekend in Northern California – and while it may seem dramatic… it appears the aircraft was able to make a safe landing.
This video was posted by a local X user who was filming a storm in San Jose, pointing his camera at the sky from his car as it rained. In the middle of the scene, you can see a plane crossing the sky – very high too – and suddenly… it is struck by lightning.
It wasn’t small either… this beam was huge and went through the plane without missing a beat. The plane didn’t stop either, of course, and continued onward.
The video cuts off before you can see what happened to the flight, but based on some comments – it appears it landed without a hitch a few minutes later, at least according to one woman who says she was on board and described the moment as “very scary”.
I was on that plane, very scary
— ioana (@ioana_n_) March 31, 2024
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Although the plane appeared to be fine, that doesn’t mean there wasn’t some discharge after it was hit – because there was absolutely… evident in the fact that there was some discharge.
It’s not clear what airline this was or how other passengers might have felt while this was happening. Anyway…strange things, Mother Nature usually is!