Ball lightning and unidentified flying objects (UFOs)

Abstract

Descriptions of observations of large luminous objects (UFOs) are given. Particularly valuable is information about these objects obtained by pilots who saw them at close range. These objects are capable of flying at airplane speeds and emitting cone-shaped beams of light. Sometimes these rays break off before reaching the ground. When the beam hits a hard surface, it crumbles into “sparkles”. If there is close contact with a UFO, the aircraft's electronic equipment fails. Sometimes these objects “land” on the ground and take off, moving faster than the speed of sound. Objects remain invisible on the radar screen operating in the decimeter range. A hypothesis of the UFO device has been proposed. It is believed that UFO is an ensemble of ball lightning located in a common shell. The reason for the generation of cone beams of light is the synchrotron radiation of relativistic electrons that are part of the nuclei of ball lightning. Objects are capable of moving at supersonic speeds due to the emission of charged micro-clusters of water from their surface.