# For the best-located US report the nearest strike was 2.3 km away.

> For the best-located US report the nearest strike was 2.3 km away.

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# For the best-located US report the nearest strike was 2.3 km away.

For the best-located US report the nearest strike was 2.3 km away.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[Balls form in the electric fields near storms, not necessarily at a stroke.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning/answers/ANS0D40AF8E6BC3/balls-form-in-the-electric-fields-near-storms-not)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). For the best-located US report the nearest strike was 2.3 km away. [Evidence EVD0D40AFG80ZBE]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D40AFG80ZBE
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