Usually means: Brief optical phenomenon at sunset.
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  1. blue flash: Wiktionary
  2. blue flash: Dictionary.com

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  1. blue flash: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (blue flash)

noun:  (meteorology, astronomy) A very rare phenomenon observed in the morning or evening when the sun is crossing or immediately below the horizon, in which a momentary flash of blue light appears above the upper rim of the solar disk, caused by refraction of light in the atmosphere.
noun:  (nuclear physics) A phenomenon sometimes observed when a criticality incident occurs in nuclear materials, inducing a discharge of radiation into the environment.

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