# NASA Technical Note D-3188, Ball lightning characteristics

> Warren Rayle's survey of Lewis staff: how many had seen ball lightning and how many a nearby ground stroke, with 112 detailed descriptions of size…

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# NASA Technical Note D-3188, Ball lightning characteristics

Document44 pagesPublic domainPublished January 1966

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Warren Rayle's survey of Lewis staff: how many had seen ball lightning and how many a nearby ground stroke, with 112 detailed descriptions of size, colour, brightness, duration and behaviour.

Warren D. Rayle, NASA Lewis Research Center, 1966. Public domain

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## Where it was made

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