Strange electrical disturbance

Hoosier · 07-27-2013, 09:36 AM

Shortly after 10 pm last night (Friday, 7/26) the following strange events happened at our place on Moultonboro Neck, Boathouse Road:

Blue-white flash outdoors. No thunder.
PC behaved strangely, then shut down. Operates normally when restarted.
Cable TV went off. Operates normally when restarted.
Telephone "dinged" but didn't ring.
Lights flickered, but power wasn't off long enough to require clocks to be reset.
Battery operated smoke alarms emitted a brief squeal.
Lights in the garage door openers went on, but doors didn't open.

Our next door neighbor had an identical experience.

NH Electric Coop website shows no power outage at that time.

Did anyone else experience the same thing? Any ideas about the cause? (My neighbor thinks it was poltergeists)

Hoosier

07-27-2013, 09:36 AM	#1
Hoosier Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 25 Thanks: 28 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Strange electrical disturbance Shortly after 10 pm last night (Friday, 7/26) the following strange events happened at our place on Moultonboro Neck, Boathouse Road: Blue-white flash outdoors. No thunder. PC behaved strangely, then shut down. Operates normally when restarted. Cable TV went off. Operates normally when restarted. Telephone "dinged" but didn't ring. Lights flickered, but power wasn't off long enough to require clocks to be reset. Battery operated smoke alarms emitted a brief squeal. Lights in the garage door openers went on, but doors didn't open. Our next door neighbor had an identical experience. NH Electric Coop website shows no power outage at that time. Did anyone else experience the same thing? Any ideas about the cause? (My neighbor thinks it was poltergeists) Hoosier