Where would the phenomenon reported by locals as Naga Fireballs be found?
Naga fireball Naga fireball Naga fireballs (; ), also known as "bung fai phaya nak" or "Mekong lights", and formerly, "ghost lights" are a phenomenon said to be seen annually on the Mekong River. Glowing balls are alleged to naturally rise from the water high into the air. The balls are said to be reddish and to range in size from smaller sparkles up to the size of basketballs. They quickly rise up to a couple of hundred metres before disappearing. The number of fireballs reported varies between tens and thousands per night. The phenomenon is attributed to "phaya nak", a giant
Naga fireball of a Naga fireball event and concluded that the effect was caused by the firing of flare guns from the other side of the river. Some individuals have attempted to explain the phenomenon scientifically. One explanation is that the fireball is a result of flammable phosphine gas generated by the marshy environment. Dunning writes that such fireballs are very unlikely to spontaneously ignite, and would not stay lit when at the speeds the fireballs travel, and that there is no science that can explain "the Naga Fireballs to be naturally produced burning gas bubbles." A similar explanation involves a similar