On Thursday night, at about a quarter after 9 p.m. Eastern, an especially enterprising night sky opted to treat the residents of New York City to a surprise light show. A series of tremendous bright flashes rendered the whole sky bright blue just above the neighborhood of Astoria (an area on the western end of Queens, where All in the Family takes place and where you can get the best Mediterranean food in the metropolitan area), but reached eyes across the East River into Manhattan and down south in Brooklyn. The consensus: It was freaky as hell. Take a look:Here’s a shot from the vantage point of Manhattan:
Why is it blue over the east river?? #nyc @NYPDnews pic.twitter.com/GrEBoEssgB
— Peg Samuel 🤩 (@socialdiva) December 28, 2018
Major incident at the #ConEd plant right by my house just now. Sky is lit up like the 4th of July. #Astoria #Queens #NYC pic.twitter.com/BMJogTFkAH
— Luke Halpert (@iamlukehalpert) December 28, 2018
One of the kids pointed out: “transformer explosion†is *exactly* the cover story they’d give after the climactic battle against aliens in a superhero movie.
— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) December 28, 2018
I’m tight cause I KNOW someone just got superpowers from that blue light. #bluelight #nyc. pic.twitter.com/NwGXmuTAoJ
— Malik (@AintNoHeroes) December 28, 2018
Actual footage of what happened in New York #bluelight pic.twitter.com/FZc1QjLNkU
— Markese Freeman (@KESE_86) December 28, 2018
Imagine all the mystery stains this will show. #nyc #Bluelight pic.twitter.com/qLxush2qeB
— Dan (@manicimpressed) December 28, 2018
It’s a BOY!!! #Bluelight #nycbluelight pic.twitter.com/8Wi7efGLhl
— Nick (@NiickySix) December 28, 2018
“Just a routine turbine trip.†#astoria pic.twitter.com/RyQ2wbLmMM
— Just Dave or David (@nothumbscritic) December 28, 2018
They’re back baby pic.twitter.com/d6ICKJLdDj
— leigh m: a coin (@roaringblood) December 28, 2018
Fixed it…
#2001 #astoria #phishmaseve #ck5 #shinethatthinginmyface #phish @phish pic.twitter.com/uLnZcVjJFt
— jUSTIN bOLOGNINO (@jbolognino) December 28, 2018
is everybody else seeing this too pic.twitter.com/PbfTCb6Izf
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) December 28, 2018
*signing back on for the first time in months*
ASTORIA BOREALIS SEND TWEET https://t.co/dlrE5niNe8— Auld Lang ×—×™ (@TheHipsterRebbe) December 28, 2018
“Oh for fuck’s sake†– the aliens who landed in Astoria looking at the subway map
— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) December 28, 2018
I lost my virginity in Astoria. I’m totally spitballing here but could it have something to do with that? https://t.co/HJ4XSKuL2O
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) December 28, 2018
congrats to astoria on electing a new pope
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) December 28, 2018
There’s a huge ConEd station at the northern tip of Astoria, so I’m gonna guess things are not ok there.
That, or this, one or the other. pic.twitter.com/N7xQv0TZbX
— Barry Petchesky (@barry) December 28, 2018
There is only Zul. #astoria pic.twitter.com/yHMILd6kZ7
— NÅ«Å‚Å‚ // VØłD (@Grendel_theboy) December 28, 2018
— HAIL PAIMON (@BL00DYSUSHI) December 28, 2018
Friend in Astoria: I keep telling you, there’s a bunch of cool stuff here. The sky’s literally glowing with blue magic
Me: Ahh yeah maybe I’ll make it up there sometime— Dan Hopper (@DanHopp) December 28, 2018