BALL LIGHTNING RESEARCH AT HIGHLAND LOOKOUT, MONTANA,
Abstract
The existence of ball lightning has only recently begun to be accepted by the scientific community, although many sightings have been reported over the past 200 years. In this century, many hypotheses have been suggested to explain the observed properties of ball lightning. In the past two years, some attempts have been made to produce 'ball lightning' in the laboratory. A few of these attempts have been partially successful, one being that of J. D. Barry of UCLA who recently produced what appears to be a form of ball lightning at atmospheric pressure (to be published). In order to determine the nature and properties of ball lightning, it was decided that an attempt must be made to obtain physical data in the field. This report presents the results of a site survey of a possible location where ball-lightning activity may be high enough to guarantee some success in making physical measurements. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0664366
Entities
People
- K. M. Evenson
Organizations
- Douglas