WATCH: Extremely rare 'ball lightning' captured on camera
A mysterious ball of light was spotted in Alberta, Canada.
Reports of 'ball lightning' have dated back centuries
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A couple living in the countryside in Canada captured a bizarre phenomenon on camera.
After a bolt of lightning struck about a kilometre from their house, a strange ball of light appeared floating above the ground.
It appeared to grow bigger and bigger, lasting for about a minute.
“It was a sort of light bubble floating about seven metres above the ground.”
- Adam Gilchrist
The couple managed to capture just over 20 seconds of footage before it disappeared.
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While this may seem like something supernatural, it is just a very rare phenomenon, ‘ball lightning'.
There have been reports of ball lightning dating back centuries, but it has rarely been caught on camera.
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