Red Sprites

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves)

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

synonym: sprites
possessive: Red Sprites's
pluralpossessive: Red Spriteses'

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