We're the first to admit that a photograph of the heavenly cloud appears to be photoshopped. It's just so...perfect. But meterologists have spoken up and said the cloud wasn't digitally altered. However, it wasn't exactly what it appeared to be, either.
When the cloud initially formed, some UFO enthusiasts declared it to be a "true mystery." Some even compared it to the giant spaceship hovering over Earth in the movie "Independence Day." Reality quickly dashed any predictions of an alien invasion. An article from the Daily Mail explains that the "luminous ring-shaped cloud" was simply an optical effect.
An official spokesperson for Moscow 's weather department said, "Several fronts have been passing through Moscow recently, there was an intrusion of the Arctic air too, the sun was shining from the west — this is how the effect was produced."
The cloud loomed last week, but the searches are still soaring. Lookups on "halo cloud" and "moscow cloud" are both booming, and a video clip has garnered hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube. You can check it out for yourself, the video clip is attached.
Mystery UFO halo over Moscow
By VINCE SOODIN
Published: 11 Oct 2009
THIS glowing halo in clouds over Moscow looks like an Independence Day style alien attack.
The astonishing ring was spotted over the city and captured on video by stunned locals.
It has been described as a "true mystery" by a UFO expert.
Scores of supernatural enthusiasts have been gripped by the astonishing footage and speculated it could be an ALIEN MOTHERSHIP.
The sighting in the clouds is reminiscent of scenes from the 1996 Hollywood blockbuster Independence Day
Attack ... scene from Independence Day
Aliens tried destroy the earth massive using circular ships to zap the planet powerful mega lasers.
Nick Pope, a former UFO analyst for the Ministry of Defence, examined the remarkable footage.
Theories
He said: "I've never seen anything like this. It's a true mystery.
"Whatever it is, it's one of the most beautiful and spectacular things I've ever seen.
"Speculation is at fever pitch on the internet."
"This is being discussed on forums, blogs and email lists all around the world. Some people say it's a bizarre meteorological effect.
"Theories range from it being an alien mothership, proof of Russian weather modification technology - a weather weapon - or even a sign of the end of the world
The video has appeared on YouTube and been viewed more than 100,000 times.
The bizarre light was spotted last Wednesday.
But meteorologists rejected theories of the supernatural calling it an optical effect.
The Moscow 's weather bureau said several weather fronts had passed through Moscow as the sun shined from the west to cause the effect.
A spokesman for the bureau said: "This is purely an optical effect, although it does look impressive.
"If you look closer, you can see sun rays coming through that cloud. Most likely, the sun was setting when the video was being made."
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