Ball lightning is reported to last considerably longer than the split-second flash of a lightning bolt.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent sources including scientific reviews and meteorological organizations; consistent with established reports on ball lightning duration versus standard lightning strikes.
Sources
- Ball lightning (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.discovermagazine.com/is-ball-lightning-real-the-science-behind-natures-strangest-light-show-46620 (discovermagazine.com)
- https://www.rmets.org/metmatters/ball-lightning (rmets.org)
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/periodically-i-hear-stori/ (scientificamerican.com)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5917226/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/10634818 (image-ppubs.uspto.gov)