Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Ball Lightning - According to a statistical investigation, approximately 5% of the world population have witnessed ball lightning. Various physical theories are presented here, but none have been proven yet.International Symposium on Ball Lightning - An excellent source for research on the subject of ball lightning. Includes information about the organization as well as links to papers and abstracts on the subject.
Ball Lightning and Science - A discussion of how the scientific establishment view, held until recently, that "there is no such thing as ball lightning" created a vicious circle where people were afraid to report it.
Ball Lightning - Numerous articles and links to sites relating to the phenomenon of ball lightning, including a section on "how to make your own ball lightning".
Ball Lightning Discussion - An April 22, 1995 Usenet article discussing common characteristics of ball lightning reports and proposed theories.
New Lead for Fireball Riddle - A BBC news article on New Zealand scientists who believe that ball lightning is little more than burning soil fragments that have been kicked up into the air.
Tornadoes and Ball Lightning - A Edward Lewis paper, with the discussion of ball lightning as plasmoids.
Atmospheric Electricity - Maintained by Masashi Kamogawa, of the Department of Physics, Waseda University, Japan, this site contains information relevant to research on the subject of ball lightning and related phenomena. Although you will be prompted to download the Japanese character set, the majority of the text on this site is in English.
Atmospheric Electricity HomePage - A meta-refence general page about Atmospheric Electricity, with a bibliography and links.
TORRO Ball Lightning Questionnaire - Used by the British "Tornado and Storm Research Organization" (TORRO) for Ball Lightning observers.
Physics : Great Balls of What? - An article from Nature.com.
The Virtual Times: Unusual Experiences with Lightning - Unusual experiences with lightning and ball lightning as related by eye witnesses.
Weather - Ball Lightning - An animation of ball lightning, presented in QuickTime movie format.
Ball Lightning Discussion - Chukanov Energy, Inc. - Lots of information.
Ball Lightning bibliography - A not-commented partial bibliography about the subject.
NZ Scientists Present Theory On Ball Lightning - A Reuters news article on New Zealand scientists who believe that ball lightning is little more than burning soil fragments that have been kicked up into the air.
Ball Lightning - A summary page about the phenomenon.
Mark Stenhoff's home page - Mark Stenhoff is a Ball Lightning research, author of the last scientific book about the subject.
The Truth About Ball Lightning - Read fabulously absurd truths and untruths about ball lightning.
Bob's Ball Lightning Page - A divulgative site.
Theory of Ball Lightning - Storm News article: "A Theory of Ball Lightning as an Electric Discharge" by Dr. John J. Lowke.
Eddy Current Model of Ball Lightning - Theory accounting for the formation and major properties of ball lightning.
