As we approach aurora borealis season in the northern hemisphere, something far stranger grips the Isaan region in northeast Thailand. But what makes the Naga fireballs – the glowing orbs ascending from the Mekong River in October – so peculiar is that no one quite knows what they are or where they come from.
For some, the Naga Fireballs in Thailand are glowing miracles, a heavenly force to be reckoned with. For pessimists, they are a hoax and for realists they are natural phenomena that have baffled scientists for decades. Well, we’ll take a look at all cases and you can decide for yourself. Or, better still, go and experience them for yourself. The event occurs for a few days in October and May (Naga Fireballs 2013: 18-19th October) when the Earth swings closest to the sun.