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Originally posted by speeder
My uncle and aunt were on a plane back in the 50s or early 60s that got hit by lightning and a huge fireball went right down the center aisle. 
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I have been in aircraft hit by lightning several times - and seen the "fireball" phenomenon twice. I am told this is really just a ball of static electricity - but in my case it was probably several times the size of a beach ball and just rolled lazily down the aisle before dissipating on the bulkhead.
You can imagine how the sight of this affects people who are already totally freaked out by the lightning strike. Very spooky!