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ball lightning

extremely rare unexplained atmospheric electrical phenomenon
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ball lightning

Summary

ball lightning is an atmospheric electricity[1]. It draws 9,120 Wikipedia views per month (atmospheric_electricity category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • ball lightning's instance of is recorded as atmospheric electricity[3].
  • ball lightning is a type of lightning[4].
  • ball lightning is a type of plasma[5].
  • ball lightning's Commons category is recorded as Ball lightning[6].
  • ball lightning's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ball lightning[7].
  • ball lightning's Commons gallery is recorded as Ball lightning[8].

Body

Definition and Type

ball lightning's instance of is recorded as atmospheric electricity[3]. Recorded subclass of include lightning[4] and plasma[5].

Influence

Things named for ball lightning include Ball Lightning[9], a film[10], directed by Ladislav Smoljak[11].

Why It Matters

ball lightning draws 9,120 Wikipedia views per month (atmospheric_electricity category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Entities named for it include Ball Lightning[9], a film[10], directed by Ladislav Smoljak[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → atmospheric electricity
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007282309805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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