A B737 first officer reported being targeted in flight for nearly two minutes by a laser.

Attributes
ACN	1267227
Time
Date	201506
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	CEF.Airport
State Reference	MA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 182 Flight Crew Total 857 Flight Crew Type 857
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

At cruise altitude of 16;000; first officer (first officer) noticed what looked like strobe light flashes out the front right side. Closer inspection produced direct laser hits momentarily. Laser kept illuminating aircraft for nearly 2 minutes while first officer used [tablet] to shield laser source. Captain did not see direct illumination but saw indirect flashing in cockpit. ATC notified and called after landing when proper map could be consulted for most accurate location. Source appeared to be in vicinity of southwest side of springfield; ma.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 First Officer reported being targeted in flight for nearly two minutes by a laser.

Narrative: At cruise altitude of 16;000; First Officer (FO) noticed what looked like strobe light flashes out the front right side. Closer inspection produced direct laser hits momentarily. Laser kept illuminating aircraft for nearly 2 minutes while FO used [tablet] to shield laser source. Captain did not see direct illumination but saw indirect flashing in cockpit. ATC notified and called after landing when proper map could be consulted for most accurate location. Source appeared to be in vicinity of southwest side of Springfield; MA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.