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'Ball Lightning' Caught on Film After Storm in Canada

RICH VALLEY, ALBERTA, JUL 2 – Researchers analyze a 23-second luminous blue orb recorded during a storm, considering ball lightning or electrical arcs near power lines as possible causes, with scientific confirmation pending.

Summary by Science Alert
During a recent lightning storm, a couple from Canada caught a rare weather mystery on camera. Right from their porch, Ed and Melinda Pardy watched as a lightning bolt struck the land less than a kilometer from their home. In the bolt's wake, a brilliant ball of blue light was left hovering above the ground. The couple managed to capture a 23-second video of the strange apparition. "It looks like a firebolt, but not really, it's the wrong color,…

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