Storms, Blue Jets, Elves… Camera, Action! ⚡ In a rare and mesmerizing sight, five intense blue flashes erupted from cloud tops, resulting in blue jets and elves shooting into the stratosphere! 🌩️ A blue jet is a unique form of lightning that soars 31 miles (50 km) upward from thunderstorm clouds, lasting less than a second. This particular blue jet was triggered by an intense 10-microsecond flash near the island of Nauru in the Pacific Ocean. But that’s not all! Along with the blue jet, "elves"