Residents from across the Chilkat Valley and as far as Whitehorse reported witnessing a strange light in the early morning sky last Friday, Oct. 28.

The odd occurrence, which happened fast enough that if you blinked you might have missed it, was reported by several Haines residents at approximately 6:45 a.m.

Judy Jacobson first reported the event in the “Haines Chatters” Facebook group. “It seemed like it was lightning by the coloration. There was no…