Right.
Have you ever talked to physicists most likely to be knowledgeable about such?
The one’s I’ve talked to declare that “ball lightening”
is a hoax from the authorities to distract people away from the reality.
That there’s no such thing.
Whatever it is, it’s not lightening.
I have, and they were unsure of the exact source. So the description ‘ball lightening’ will have to do, until someone figures out where it really comes from.
I did not see any conventional lightening strike, the stuff just appeared. It lasted for minutes not seconds. In both cases, it was overcast, cold and snowy.
It just disappeared as fast as it showed up.
I do know it's not a hoax, it's real.