# Jennison 1969: Ball lightning

> R. C. Jennison, 1969. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The best-known account of ball lightning inside an aircraft, by a scientist witness.

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# Ball lightning

R. C. Jennison, 1969. _Nature 224, 895_.

A radio astronomer's letter describing a glowing sphere about 20 cm across that floated down the aisle of an airliner after an electrical discharge during a night flight in 1963.

**Ball lightning** **Primary source** Articledoi: **[10.1038/224895a0](https://doi.org/10.1038/224895a0)** Checked against the original0

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The best-known account of ball lightning inside an aircraft, by a scientist witness.

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## Cite it

```
Jennison, R. C. (1969). Ball lightning. Nature 224, 895. https://doi.org/10.1038/224895a0
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[Find it at nature.com](https://www.nature.com/articles/224895a0)

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