The following article was in the Monday, December 30, 1996 edition of the Detroit News in the Astronomy Section, titled:

Ball of light baffles scientists

Scientists admit they're puzzled by a mysterious glowing ball of light traveling 1-100th the speed of light that was spotted -- and even videotaped -- in the Earth's upper atmosphere. Brief footage of the image, which appeared for about 3-100ths of a second at an estimated height of about 50 miles, was presented publicly for the first time at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. In a six-frame sequence, the object can clearly be seen crossing upward and left across the field of view, while retaining its shape and intense glow.

Scientists were observing a region of thunderstorm activity in western Kansas from a ground observation point in Nebraska when the mystery ball appeared.