faeries, lightning?

[Élistariel]

Once, a few years ago, I had insomnia and was looking out my grandparent's sunroom window I saw 3 balls of light, sort of undulate by. They were slightly varying sizes. They were, if I remember correctly they were blue, green, and purple. Only thing is, I have NO idea what they were.

[Naillosotarrain]

They could have been either faeries or ball lightning. Both of which are extremely rare to see. Faeries for the obvious reason, and ball lightning because it is an extremely rare phenomenon; although both of which do exist.

Here are some links pertaining to ball lightning

http://www.tbns.net/mediapoet/tech19b.htm
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/ritson/earth/ball/
http://www.mysterylights.com/types/ball/
http://wvlightning.com/types.html

Here also is a file pertaining to some research done on ball lightning.

http://www.neoteric-research.org/isbl1999_paper1.pdf

[Élistariel]

ball lightning - yep the descriptions fit. Hey hey! And I got to see 3 of them. GO ME!
*KA-BA-BOOM*
Sorry folkies, that was my ego exploding

[Haedis]

you might also want to do a search for info on "foo fighters"

[Élistariel]

assuming that I'm correct and that foo fighters are UFOs, then that's a definate no. I saw it out the window, as in lower than the window, and between the house and above ground swimming pool. So, if it was a foo fighter, it was a darned small one.

[Haedis]

well UFO just means something in the air that you dont know what it is. As far as i know they appear as colored lights streaking across the sky or through the air. they often appear as green. but ball lightning does seem more likely

[madeira]

Originally posted by Haedis
you might also want to do a search for info on "foo fighters"

The band? :D ;)

[Haedis]

hehe i knew SOMEONE out there just couldnt resist that comment!

[jelly.belly]

Originally posted by madeira


The band? :D ;)

:rotfl:

[Sequoia]

hey! :D whoah spiffy stuff!!


Maybe the "legend" of faeries as beings that were tiny, coloured balls of light was started by ball lightning sightings? :D it could be! ;)

[Lufterra]

I used to see fairies at the bottom of my garden . . . or thats what my mam says anyway, I cant remember

[Old Witch]

I have seen ball lightning twice in my life....and y'all I really think I saw a fairy once in my bedroom...........Please don't send the guys in the white jackets....and I don't do drugs..........

[jelly.belly]

Originally posted by Old Witch
I have seen ball lightning twice in my life....and y'all I really think I saw a fairy once in my bedroom...........Please don't send the guys in the white jackets....and I don't do drugs..........

We wont! We wont! *turns around to take the phone* j/k..! :D

Accually my aunt's sister saw a gnome in her house once, when she was trying to pass 24 hours without csmoking and then she saw a gnome on her fridge... tho it mightve been an hallucination... coz u know... stopping is hard... isnt it? :/

[Old Witch]

I wouldn't know cause I never smoked.....anything!!!;)



edited because I clicked the wrong smilie.....

[Cait]

Hm... this thread just brought up a random memory from my childhood. My youngest cousin used to insist, quite vehemently, that she'd seen fairies, and that they didn't look like people, they were just little glowing blobs... Of course, she could easily just have picked up this idea from a story, or the Disney film of Cinderella, or something, but now I'm wondering if she'd actually seen something similar to Maren Themah's experience, whatever that might have been... Interesting.

[Happydog]

Foo fighters were UFO's seen by pilots in WW2, so whatever Maren saw, that wasn't it

Fairies or elemental spirits are always a possibility, but considering the circumstances, I would vote for ball lightning. But it could be elemental spirits of electricity.

My advice is to live in wonder and be happy you saw them, lots of people never see anything like that in their entire lives. You are blessed!