NASA's space shuttle missions have captured footage of "plasmas" up to a kilometer in size, exhibiting behaviors akin to multicellular organisms over 200 miles above Earth in the thermosphere. These self-illuminated plasmas, which have various shapes (cone, cloud, donut, spherical-cylindrical), appear to be attracted to and possibly "feed" on electromagnetic radiation. They congregate in large numbers, interact with satellites, and have been observed flying towards and descending into thunderstorms.

Analysis of their flight paths shows that they can change direction sharply, exhibit acceleration and deceleration, and even display "hunter-predatory" behavior. Historical sightings of similar phenomena, such as the WWII "Foo fighters," have led to the classification of these plasmas as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). Although not biological, these plasmas may represent a form of pre-life that could eventually synthesize RNA through the incorporation of elements found in space. They constitute a fourth state of matter and may explain many historical UFO sightings due to their attraction to electromagnetic activity.