Debunked: Strange Blue Sphere's Fall Over England 2012

[Mick]

These almost certainly are gel "water beads" aka "jelly marbles", "Orbeez", or "water marbles". Made from superabsorbent polymers, and used for decorative functions, as kids toys, and to water plants. They could qute possibly just have been blown over from a neighboring property, maybe swept up high in the thunderstorm from miles away, or just some local kids playing with them. This type of thing:





Here's a demonstration



And here's a video of Orbeez, showing how they might end up on the lawn:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHnMpc2Pdnw