Filmens officiella novellering indikerar att blixten du ser var en strejk (av TIE-fighteren ) på Falcon's deflector shields:
“A survivor, maybe—someone who might know what happened,” Luke ventured hopefully.
Ben Kenobi’s next words shattered more than that hope. “That’s an Imperial fighter.”
Chewbacca suddenly gave an angry bark. A huge flower of destruction blossomed outside the port, battering the freighter violently. A tiny, double-winged ball raced past the cockpit port.
och från junior roman
As if in response to Ben’s words, a huge explosion burst outside the cockpit window, then an Imperial TIE fighter streaked past the Falcon. The Twin Ion Engine ship was immediately recognizable by its two hexagonal solar array wings on either side of a small, spherical command pod.
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