Dash cam captures mysterious flash in the sky in Sverdlovsk Big bad boom ... Was this an exploding meteor, or something more sinister? This flash in the sky was captured in Sverdlovsk on November 14. Source: Viralhog Source: Supplied WHAT the hell was that? A dash cam video has captured one of the strange things that goes "boom" in the night ... It's been almost two years since a massive fireball drifted over Russia to explode over a Chelyabinsk ice lake. But it was seen by millions, and the blast hurt more than 1500. Does this dash-cam capture the demise of another? Or is it something more sinister - given that it was captured in the Sverdlovsk region of Ukraine? Either way, the Russian fixation with dash cams - mostly due to a somewhat corrupt traffic police and insurance companies that like to dodge their responsibilities - continues to provide a wealth of fascinating footage. Here, a mysterious flare of light high in the sky is seen burning through the overcast night of November 14. It's eerie orange glow lights up the dark highway, leaving the driver partly blinded. Then, as quickly as it emerged, it faded away.