We just had something happen in a neighbors pasture that lit up the darkness while we were outside checking livestock for the night. There was a sudden burst of light 40 feet off the ground that shot down to the ground like lightning that lit the area like a ballfield for a few fast seconds before going dark. NO NOISE. NO BOOM.

Overcast skies. Lots of Military air traffic but none at that specific moment. Heard fighters later...

Nothing is on the ground in the pasture under the area the arc of lightning hit.

So..... that's my story for tonight!

How close to where the balloon went over? Just curious