This paper by Handel and Splett examines the humming and motion of ball lightning Part 1, focusing on atmospheric maser spiking, presented at the VI International Conference "Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Safety". The research analyzes acoustic emissions (humming sounds) and rapid energy fluctuations (spiking) in ball lightning as consequences of the atmospheric maser mechanism, showing that periodic maser oscillations and their modulation produce both audible sound and electromagnetic pulses consistent with eyewitness reports of ball lightning behavior.