St. Elmo’s-fire–like luminescence in insects under atmospheric electricity: a hypothesis linking spruce budworm outbreaks to Uintah Basin UFO sightings
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Five insect species glow in visible and ultraviolet light under strong electric fields, a St. Elmo’s-fire‑like luminescence that may explain Uintah Basin nocturnal UFOs as large spruce budworm swarms lit by thunderstorm electricity, with correlated timing and location and a suggestion to compare North American sightings with budworm outbreaks, though it remains a hypothesis.
