People in Turkey’s Bursa region were surprised when a rare cloud formation appeared in the sky on Thursday. A video of the incredible spectacle led some internet users to assume what they saw was an unidentified flying object (UFO).
The video, captured from a moving vehicle, shows a large circular cloud formation at sunset. There are circular patterns and a hole also seems to appear in the middle. The cloud formation seen hovering over buildings and hills is intriguing.
“Turkey’s Bursa region witnessed an incredible cloud formation…” Tansu Yegen captioned the clip. Since being shared on Friday, the video has racked up 1.1 million views.
A Reuters report said the cloud formation remained intact for about an hour. The wave-like pattern is known as a lenticular cloud, usually found at heights of between 2,000 and 5,000m. The phenomenon is more likely in Bursa as it lies at the base of a mountain range, the BBC said.
Explaining about the cloud, Daily Mail said that when lenticular clouds take shape, there is stability in air and winds blow across hills and mountains from the same or similar directions at different heights through the troposphere.
