{"id":427107,"date":"2024-12-03T12:17:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T12:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=427107"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Cloud-from-Nope-IRL-UFO-like-cloud-caught-on-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Cloud-from-Nope-IRL-UFO-like-cloud-caught-on-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud from \u2018Nope\u2019 IRL? UFO-like cloud caught on camera"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lenticular cloud’ forms in the United Kingdom. (Dave Pickett via SWNS)<\/p>\n

By Jack Fifield & Jessica Rothwell via SWNS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A rare cloud spotted above a UK town has been compared to a UFO<\/a> from a Hollywood movie.<\/p>\n

Amateur snapper Dave Pickett, 38, caught the spectacular moment a ‘lenticular cloud’ flew above Greenfield, near Oldham, Gtr Manchester, on Friday.<\/p>\n

According to the Met Office, the rare clouds fly<\/a> between 6,500 to 16,500 ft (1,980 to 5,030 meters) off the ground.<\/p>\n

The weather agency says they are believed to be one of the most common explanations for UFO sightings<\/a> across the world.<\/p>\n

Civil servant Dave said his seven-year-old son Blake spotted the phenomenon from his bedroom, so he grabbed his phone to capture the moment.<\/p>\n

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(Dave Pickett via SWNS)<\/p>\n

-By Talker
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He said: \u201cWe agreed it looked like a spaceship.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn’t the same ten minutes later when the sky lost its color as the sun was rising.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got lucky and had my phone to hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI’ve dabbled in photography over the years, but I\u2019m by no means a photographer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d never seen anything like it.<\/p>\n

\u201cA friend commented that it was a lenticular cloud, I had never heard of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt reminded me of Nope. A cloud-looking UFO<\/a> which turned out to be a big balloon thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(Jeremy Hugo via SWNS)<\/p>\n

-By Talker
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Lenticular clouds are a visible sign of mountain waves in the air.<\/p>\n

The clouds form<\/a> as air blows across a mountain range, like ripples forming in a river when water flows over an obstruction, like a rock.<\/p>\n

If the air has enough moisture, the Met Office<\/a> says, the rising motion of the waves will cause water vapor to condense, forming the cloud\u2019s appearance.<\/p>\n

The town of Greenfield is located next to the Pennine Hills and Saddleworth Moor.<\/p>\n

According to the Met Office, pilots of powered aircraft tend to avoid flying near them due to increased turbulence.<\/p>\n

However, some glider pilots like them as they can tell where the air will be rising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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