Initial data
November 5, 1936 in the British newspaper "daily mail" published a letter to the editor:
"Sir! During a thunderstorm I saw a large glowing Orb descended from the sky. It struck our house, cut the telephone wires, lit the window frame and then disappeared in a tub of water that stood under the window. Water boiled in a few minutes, but when it is sufficiently cool to be able to look for the ball, I couldn't find in a barrel.
W. Morris. Dorston. Herford".
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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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