Ball lightning is distinct from will-o'-the-wisp.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent, credible sources (Wikipedia, Britannica, TodayIFoundOut) consistently confirm ball lightning and will-o'-the-wisp are distinct phenomena with different proposed causes. [cascade flags: aggregator_dropped_primary_exists | tier=unverified indep_score=0.375 clusters=1 claim_tier=notable] [harvest 2026-09-15: +2 source(s) on new hosts; tier unverified->silver indep=0.75 clusters=2] [kind-backfill 2026-09-15: kind=interpretive eligibility=medium]
Sources
- Ball lightning (wikipedia)
- https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2024/09/what-on-earth-is-ball-lightning/ (corroboration)
- https://www.britannica.com/story/does-ball-lightning-exist (corroboration)
- https://files.ncas.org/condon/text/s6chap07.htm (corroboration)