| ID | #1567756139 |
| Added | Fri, 06/09/2019 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Григорьев, А.И. Шаровая молния: монография, Яросл. гос. ун-т. им. П. Г. Демидова, Ярославль : ЯрГУ, 2010. С. 51
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Hypothesis
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Initial data
Agronomist-economist Zhikhareva A. I. from the village Krasnopole, Mogilev region observed in July 1955 fireball:
"In the second half of the day above the village there was a small cloud. There were no signs of a thunderstorm, and suddenly... it All happened at once: the flash of lightning and a strong clap of thunder, broke out light bulbs (150 watt, light bulb was then of large size) and shot the light bulb shattered into small pieces. The room appeared bright, almost white ball the size of an average Apple (5-6 inches in diameter).
The ball sailed through the room, the kitchen and went to the open window. Fortunately, no consequences fireball left behind not.
As it turned out, the lightning struck the pole, which stood on the corner of the house. The sun continued to Shine, and the rare rain was another ten minutes".
The fireball illuminated the surrounding objects, moving at a speed of 1 m/s. Watched it for about 4 seconds, has a smell of burning.
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Hypotheses
Ball lightning
A rare natural phenomenon, a unified physical theory of the origin and course of which has not been presented to date.
There are about 200 theories explaining the phenomenon, but none of them has received absolute recognition in the academic environment. Since this phenomenon was introduced into the scientific sphere by the English physician and researcher of electrical engineering William Snow Harris in 1843, and a scientist of the French Academy Francois Arago in 1855, many hypotheses were put forward. Here are selectively some of them:
Investigation
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