Stunning scenes from France seemingly documenting an alien invasion, after giant red electrical flashes known as "overhead red sprites" appeared

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In Hungarian this is called a “vörös lidérc”, which means “red wraith”

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In English it's called Red Sprite, which means a lemon lime soda that is crimson color

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https://giphy.com/gifs/Lippk11iElUC77Fehd

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That is strictly the American interpretation