This sounds a "little" like St. Elmo's fire.
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This is from Encyclopaedia Britannica:
Saint Elmo's fire, the glow accompanying the brushlike discharges of
atmospheric electricity that usually appears as a tip of light on the
extremities of such pointed objects as church towers or the masts of ship=
s
during stormy weather. It is commonly accompanied by a cracking or fizzi=
ng
noise.
St. Elmo's fire, or corona discharge, is commonly observed on the periphe=
ry
of propellers, along the wing tips, windshield, and nose of aircraft flyi=
ng
in dry snow, ice crystals, or in the vicinity of thunderstorms. Various
flight procedures, in addition to mechanical and electrical devices desig=
ned
to reduce the charge accumulation, are utilized as safe-guards in prevent=
ing
or minimizing discharges.
The name St. Elmo is an Italian corruption, through Sant' Ermo of St.
Erasmus, the patron saint of Mediterranean sailors, who regard St. Elmo's
fire as the visable sign of his guardianship over them.
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Matthew.