QuestionsBall lightningDoes ball lightning form at the point where lightning strikes, or in the electric field near storms?Answer
Answer · Ball lightning
Balls form at or near ground strike points.
Balls form at or near ground strike points.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: three pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Reported balls lie within a few hundred metres of a located stroke at the right time, more often than chance.
What would rule it out
- Well-located reports with no stroke within a kilometre, more often than a random-time control.
Evidence 3 for · none against
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The questions it answers
Does ball lightning form at the point where lightning strikes, or in the electric field near storms?
Most likelyBalls form at or near ground strike points
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Balls form at or near ground strike points. [Answer ANS0D40AE964NRZ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D40AE964NRZ
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title = {Balls form at or near ground strike points.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D40AE964NRZ},
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