Could this be a giant luminous UFO travelling over Russia?
Some witnesses certainly thought so after the bizarre ball of bright light was spotted gliding low over a Siberian field.
Amazing footage captured amazed – and scared – locals watching the rare phemenon which turned out to be an example of ball lighting
At first glance on the shaky film, the shining object seems to be coming towards the camera, before veering off into trees near Novosibirsk, Siberia’s largest city
But Russian experts consulted over the video believe it to be ball lightning. Usually associated with thunderstorms, this type of lightning lasts considerably longer than a split-second flash
A woman at the scene can be heard saying: ‘Horror, hide away from it,’ while another asks nervously: ‘What is it there?’
At first glance on the shaky film, the shining object seems to be coming towards the camera, before veering off into trees near Novosibirsk, Siberia’s largest city.
But Russian experts consulted over the video believe it to be ball lightning.
Usually associated with thunderstorms, this type of lightning lasts considerably longer than the familiar split-second flash .
And the man behind the camera is quick to identify it, although he had never witnessed the spooky phenomenon previously.
Balancing on bricks to get a view of the fireball as it skirted over a field of grass, astonished Roman Tregubov, a graduate of the Novosibirsk State Technical University, says: ‘This is fireball lightening, it’s the first time I see one in my life. It’s going to move away. Lost it. Where it is? There is it. I wonder if it’ll blow off soon. Yep, it blew off.’
The unexplained atmospheric electrical phenomenon is not still fully understood by scientists. It has been reported to appear during thunderstorms as a glow, ranging from the size of a golf ball to several metres across
The unexplained atmospheric electrical phenomenon is not still fully understood by scientists.
It has been reported to appear during thunderstorms as a glow, ranging from the size of a golf ball to several metres across.
There are a number of reports of such glows injuring or even killing people and setting buildings alight.