Sprites

[dondonkey]

I have got a simple question.

Has anyone here ever experienced an actual "sprite strike" on an aircraft?

Sprite (lightning) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprite_%28lightning%29#Related_aircraft_damage)

http://youtu.be/0uo4nZtxMow

[Centaurus]

My understanding is that Sprites can only be seen from satellites and occur at altitudes far higher than commercial airliners fly.