# Balls form in the electric fields near storms, not necessarily at a stroke.

> Most likely: Balls form in the electric fields near storms, not necessarily at a stroke.

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# Balls form in the electric fields near storms, not necessarily at a stroke.

Balls form in the electric fields near storms, not necessarily at a stroke.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Many well-located reports have no nearby stroke.

## What would rule it out

- Nearly all well-located reports matched to nearby strokes.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[For the best-located US report the nearest strike was 2.3 km away.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning/evidence/EVD0D40AFG80ZBE/for-the-best-located-us-report-the-nearest-strike-was-2-3-km)

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[Rayle's second category is first seen in mid-air and vanishes without disturbance.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning/evidence/EVD0D40AFR22WXH/rayles-second-category-is-first-seen-in-mid-air-and-vanishes)

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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?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning/questions/QST0D40A5ZJ387Q/does-ball-lightning-form-at-the-point-where-lightning)

Part of [What forms and powers ball lightning?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning/questions/QST0D40A5FY652V/what-forms-and-powers-ball-lightning)

Most likelyBalls form at or near ground strike points

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Balls form in the electric fields near storms, not necessarily at a stroke. [Answer ANS0D40AF8E6BC3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D40AF8E6BC3
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