Ball lightning is a rare and unexplained phenomenon described as luminescent spherical objects.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, credible sources including peer-reviewed physics research, a plasma physics institute, and reputable science journalism, with consistent agreement on rarity, unexplained nature, and spherical luminescent appearance. [tier=gold indep_score=0.925 clusters=6 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Ball lightning (wikipedia)
- https://www.discovermagazine.com/is-ball-lightning-real-the-science-behind-natures-strangest-light-show-46620 (corroboration)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/ball-lightning (corroboration)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4916449/ (corroboration)
- https://www.ipp.mpg.de/2977926/kugelblitze (corroboration)
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/1411.4784 (corroboration)
- https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/6936971 (corroboration)