From stunts@... Sat Apr 23 18:30:24 2005 Return-Path: X-Sender: stunts@... X-Apparently-To: mysterylights@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 38239 invoked from network); 24 Apr 2005 01:30:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.172) by m22.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 24 Apr 2005 01:30:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO linda-3.paradise.net.nz) (202.0.58.22) by mta4.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 24 Apr 2005 01:30:23 -0000 Received: from smtp-1.paradise.net.nz (smtp-1a.paradise.net.nz [202.0.32.194]) by linda-3.paradise.net.nz (Paradise.net.nz) with ESMTP id <0IFF00A3UG6NYB@...> for mysterylights@yahoogroups.com; Sun, 24 Apr 2005 13:30:23 +1200 (NZST) Received: from paradise.net.nz (203-79-69-217.apx0.paradise.net.nz [203.79.69.217]) by smtp-1.paradise.net.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79A6E8292A for ; Sun, 24 Apr 2005 13:15:57 +1200 (NZST) Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 13:18:23 +1200 To: mysterylights@yahoogroups.com Message-id: <426AF3DE.9740BB64@...> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en References: X-Originating-IP: 202.0.58.22 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:12:0 From: Peter Hassall Subject: Re: exactly what can and cannot an earthlight do X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=133648367 X-Yahoo-Profile: hassle72 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mike Williams wrote: > > Hi Peter > > > Ball lightning, UFOs, earthlights, spook lights, ghost lights, > > etc.are all intermixed and given interchangeable labels! > > Ball lightning due its short period of existence< in most cases> can > be > separated from the others. True, but BL reports can often be mixed up in reports of wandering ghost lights and spook lights. I presume you mean individual BL reports as distinct from particular reoccurring BOLs reported over many, many decades in one place e.g. the Hornet Spooklight? > Thats my point.There are no clear parameters for the definition. > And for the all the claims of charateristics for "earth lights" > I cannot for the life of me separate the truly odd "earthlight" > behaviour/qualities from standard ufo`s. > I agree. It is all open to interpretation and nebulous. I highly recommend William Corliss' book: Lightning, Auroras, Nocturnal Lights: A Catalog of Geophysical Anomalies Nothing catches the human eye and imagination as quickly as a mysterious light. All down recorded history, scientists and laymen alike have been seeing strange lightning, sky flashes, and unaccountable luminous objects. Typical subjects covered: Horizon-to-horizon sky flashes * Episodes of luminous mists * Mountain-top glows (Andes glow) * Earthquake lights * Ball lightning with tails * Rocket lighting * Lightning from a clear sky * Ghost lights; ignis fatuus * Darting streaks of light (sleeks) * The milky sea and light wheels * Radar-stimulated phosphorescence of the sea * Double ball lightning * Luminous phenomena in tornados * Black auroras * [Picture caption: Luminous display over Mt. Noroshi during earthquake swarm] Comments from reviews "...the book is well-written and in places quite fascinating", Science Books. 248 pages, hardcover, $16.95, 74 illustrations, 5 indexes, 1982. 1070 references, LC 82-99902, ISBN 915554-09-7, 7x10 format. (see http://www.science-frontiers.com/sourcebk.htm ) Regards, Peter -- Peter Hassall: Stunt Performer Fight Choreographer Site: http://www.stuntman.co.nz Email: stunts@... Mobile: 021-167-1837 Post: PO Box 27432, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]