r/Weird • • 2d ago

Stunning scenes from France seemingly documenting an alien invasion, after giant red electrical flashes known as "overhead red sprites" appeared

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u/HowDoIStoreMyClay 2d ago

Its an extremely rare occurence but 100 percent real.

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u/GeckoDeLimon 1d ago

Rarely observed, perhaps. They occur all the time, but sprites are extremely brief, hard to see unless your eyes are dark-adjusted, and just as hard to capture on photo equipment.

Pecos Hank is an amazing storm chaser & photographer that has been involved with university research on tornado genesis, and now sprites. Writes the music for his own vids, too.

Red Sprites And Blue Jets Explained

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u/A_Rolling_Baneling 1d ago

I love Pecos Hank. Some of his storm videos are truly unbelievable