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likely earthlights...little understood plasma/ball lightning phenomenon...they can move very fast at times...my aunt (a former bank VP) saw one in san antonio decades ago...in her kitchen...

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Well if she's a former bank VP...

then she's one of the extraterrestrials!

Really trying to understand what difference it makes that she is a VP

Some people (and organisations/governments) attribute credibility to people in positions of power and/or professional prestige.

Perhaps, but the fact that she works in a bank might reduce her credibility in a science-oriented discussion

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