UFO Identified as Plasma Ball in Xinjiang

Summary

In April 1988, passengers on a flight over Xinjiang reported seeing a luminous object behaving unusually. According to Chinese scientists, the phenomenon was a plasma ball spinning at high speed in the atmosphere. The object, about the size of a basketball, emitted an intense glow and split into two distinct shapes. Witnesses described a green ring of light around the phenomenon, sparking great interest.

Experts explained that the plasma formed due to electrical discharges, seismic activity, and electromagnetic waves. While plasma sightings are rare, their existence in the ionized atmosphere is known. Though scientific, this explanation did not remove the mystery of the event, which remains one of the most intriguing UFO cases in history.