1.   As they walked upstairs, there was a bright flash of lightning outside, followed by loud thunder.

2.   Bright flash in the sky, the way the aircraft lurched forward like a car Jolted in heavy traffic.

3.   At dusk, bright red flashes could be seen on the plain as bombs continued to hit.

4.   A bright flash of light streaked past him and bounced off a window.

5.   A Defense Department satellite, the Air Force said, detected bright flashes over a period of more than two seconds.

6.   A shock wave and a bright flash preceded the blast.

7.   All of a sudden I saw a bright flash and heard two explosions, almost simultaneously.

8.   Bright flashes of light showed through the smoke as mortars were fired, impacting with a heavy crump moments later.

9.   Bright white flashes and crackling explosions heralded the firing of a shell and an enormous dull heavy explosion signaled its shock.

10.   But television monitors showed no bright white flash indicating a collision.