Is 'Ball Lightning' recognized as real? Do we know what it is?

Question

It took a long time to be talked about as possibly legitimate and I know there are theories, but what is the leading idea of what it is?

Answer 1

there have been many people who have seen the phenomena

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning

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Answer 2

I have no idea what the theories are surrounding this phenomenon, but my parents experienced it while Dad was stationed in Chicago in 1960. A ball of lightning came into the window of their apartment according to my mother, then just disappeared! She said it was really scary.

Answer 3

ball lightning is real. It's an off-shoot of static electricity and is formed by free floating plasma ions. If you are near a marina during a storm, look at the top of the masts and sometimes you will see a blue ball of light sitting on the top of them. The electrically charged ions on the masts get energised.

Answer 4

I saw what i think is ball lightning. I was out playing basketball and i looked across my nieghbors yard and saw this green ball about 3 feet across. It was creating its own light. It was there for like 3 seconds. Then it simply fell apart and to the ground. I think it made some crackling sounds as it fell.

Answer 5

well i have never seen ball lightning myself but i have heard several firsthand accounts of strange glowing balls going through peoples windows during a storm and then pop like an electrical bubble. Personally i think its cool to think its real and i hope to see this rare Phenomenon someday. cause lets face it, seeing a ball of lightning would be pretty damn cool.

Answer 6

Yes it is real. My mom was sitting in the living room when ball lightning came in the house and then simply disappered.