Oklahoma Storm Generates, 'Gigantic Jet' , Lightning Bolt .br Scientists have captured data from br a lightning bolt rising 50 miles into space which br offers clues into the mystery of 'gigantic jets.' .br Scientists have captured data from br a lightning bolt rising 50 miles into space which br offers clues into the mystery of 'gigantic jets.' .br Yahoo reports that the new research has br the potential to explain why they shoot up into br space as opposed to down towards the ground.br According to scientists, as many as, 50,000 'gigantic jets' , occur every year. .br Yahoo reports that the enormous lightning bolt br shot out of a thunderstorm in Oklahoma and br was the most powerful 'gigantic jet' every studied.br Average lightning bolts carry, less than five coulombs, of electrical charge.br The Oklahoma 'gigantic jet' , generated an estimated , 300 coulombs.br We were able to map br this gigantic jet in three br dimensions with really br high-quality data, Levi Boggs, Corresponding author br and a research scientist at the Georgia Tech br Research Institute (GTRI), via Yahoo.br Scientists have observed and studied br gigantic jets over the past two decades, br but recorded detections have been rare.br Researchers theorize that some unknown causebr could be blocking the flow of electrical charge br downward or in the direction of other clouds.