Halo cloud over Moscow: UFO or natural beauty? Makes you wonder what it really is:)

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2009/10/14/2009-10-14_halo_cloud_over_moscow_ufo_or_natural_beauty_.html




Eitan Gavish
DAILY NEWS WRITER

Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 2:02 PM

A strange halo cloud over Moscow had many in the Russian capital expecting a close encounter last Wednesday.

Millions witnessed an ominous ring-shaped cloud appear over Moscow’s western districts, prompting citizens to stop in their tracks to record the phenomenon and put it on YouTube.

The bizarre sight has taken the Internet by storm, so to speak.

However, scientists from the city’s weather forecast service dispelled fears of extra terrestrials landing in Red Square, saying the event was strictly environmental.

“It’s a purely optical effect, even if a spectacular one. You can see really strange things if you watch the clouds regularly,” weather officials told Russia’s Vesti 24. “Several air fronts have passed Moscow recently, including an inflow of cold air from the Arctic, and they combined to produce such a phenomenon.”


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Interesting theory.

Thanks:hide:

And if I actually saw something like that in the sky over my home I'd probably wet myself.

:rofl:
Me too!

the white parts look like they have no pixels in it at all.

if real, strange that its the Clouds that make that form, not ice crystal reflections around the sun like normal. kinda spooky

That can give pure white pixels without tampering.

Here are some Google examples.

http://images.google.ca/images?rlz=1T4WZPA_enCA313CA263&hl=en&source=hp&q=lenticular%20clouds&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

It looks more like a lenticular break in the clouds. Perhaps some sort of rising vortex of warm air that tore the clouds in a circular fashion?

Fascinating in any case.

But.....If I saw it over my apt building, I might step back inside. ;-)


Sorry, I'm too much a sci-fi fan. It looks like a dimensional portal to me!

We have all been left behind.

For all those special people in your life who thought they were going to be on that boat before it sailed...

lols

Such a lot of fuss for one lonely citizen of Moscow.

;)

:spray:

"One ring to rule them all" spake Cheney.

"Precioussssss" slithered Rove.