Some UFOs may be explained as ball lighting
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An Australian scientist studying photographs of fireballs, UFO sightings and a report of a strange green light in the sky suggests some UFOs may be ball lightning caused by fireball meteors.
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UFO? What are those two bright lights in the Florida sky?
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Ball lightning: weird, mysterious, perplexing, and deadly
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UFO sightings: Pilots report unidentified objects and lights over
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I study UFOs – and I don't believe the alien hype. Here's why
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PDF) UFO and Ball Lightning Research in the Scientific Literature
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Light clusters reported by multiple people east of Charlotte
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UFOs, UAPs and CRAPs
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Michael Shermer on X: The only difference between UFO believers
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UFO-Shaped Disco Ball Home Décor - Mirror Decorations
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How UFO Sightings Went From Conspiracy Theory To A Serious
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UFO or meteor? 'Fire ball' lights up Iowa sky