People In Bursa Saw A Bizarre Pink Cloud In The Skies At Sunrise Today

January 20, 2023

A massive UFO-shaped cloud formed over Bursa, Turkey this morning.

According to local news reports, the unusual cloud remained intact for about 1 hour.

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Many viewers believe it is a lenticular cloud.

Lenticular clouds are stationary clouds that form mostly in the troposphere, typically in parallel alignment to the wind direction. They are often comparable in appearance to a lens or saucer.

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There are three main types of lenticular clouds: altocumulus standing lenticular (ACSL), stratocumulus standing lenticular (SCSL), and cirrocumulus standing lenticular (CCSL), varying in altitude above the ground.

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Pilots of powered aircraft tend to avoid flying near lenticular clouds because of the turbulence and sinking air of the rotor generated at the trailing edge of these clouds, but glider pilots actively seek them out in order to climb in the upward moving air at the leading edge.