What Causes Ball Lightning and How is it Controlled?

[PaulD]

I am in the final stages of writing a paper on a Ball Lightning event earlier this year in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK. The event occurred in February, late evening during a cold NE airstream with occasional snow showers. It appears to have been precipitated by an aircraft contacting a large aerial BL at about 3000ft immediately followed by at least 6 sightings within domestic dwellings of non harmful visual plasmoids of various shapes (one has been reliably reported as passing through the upper body of a woman with no ill effect whatsoever).
I have been looking at this incident from a meteorological angle ( although this has somewhat pushed my limited knowledge in that area).
I would be exteremely grateful if anyone could put forward any theories or ideas on how a phenomona like this is initiated and controlled. Please bear in mind that I am unfortunately not a scientist(although I will make every endeavour to "transalate" any replies).
For the sceptics, previously I would have regarded a similar report with a large pinch of salt ! However, independantly interviewing a number of witnesses in a very impartial way I have no doubt whatsoever what occurred.
Thanking you in advance (and hoping this is the correct forum)
Paul Domaille
Guernsey
ps If anyone would like any further details please send me a pm.

 

[matthyaouw]

Take a look at the third post in this thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=58374

 

[PaulD]

Thanks matthyaouw, plenty of reading their !
Paul D