Flying Saucers Over Nerja? Social Media Goes Wild At Mystery Weather Formation

For 2 evenings successful a row, nan entity supra Nerja turned into a segment consecutive retired of “Independence Day” arsenic tremendous lenticular clouds, often described arsenic “UFO clouds”, formed successful cleanable discs complete nan Sierra de Almijara and Tejeda mountains.

The striking formations, glowing pinkish and orangish successful nan sunset, lit up societal media feeds crossed confederate Spain. Hundreds of photographs and videos taken from Burriana Beach, nan Balcón de Europa, and nan streets of nan aged municipality person been shared pinch captions ranging from “Aliens successful Nerja!” to elemental exclamations of awe.

Meteorologists corroborate nan arena is wholly natural, of course. “Strong north-westerly winds associated pinch an Atlantic beforehand are being forced up and complete nan upland ridges down nan Costa del Sol,” explains José María Sánchez of AEMET Andalucia. “Where nan aerial rises successful unchangeable waves, moisture condenses into these smooth, lens-shaped clouds that tin stay almost motionless for minutes aliases moreover hours while nan upwind rushes done them astatine precocious speed.”

The consequence is nan optical illusion of a stack of glowing saucers hovering silently supra nan mountains – a show that has go comparatively communal successful Nerja during autumn and winter, but seldom arsenic perfectly formed aliases arsenic brightly coloured arsenic this caller display.

On aggregate occasions passim history, particularly nan 20th century, these beautiful clouds person been mistaken (sometimes deliberately so) for UFOs. Prior to that, they were often taken to beryllium a bad omen aliases different supernatural phenomena. The lenticular clouds are expected to proceed appearing intermittently arsenic nan acold upwind beforehand comes successful crossed nan mountains from nan Atlantic.

So if you spot a glowing disc successful nan entity complete Nerja this evening, remainder assured: it’s not small greenish men aliases a bad sign; it’s conscionable immoderate of nan astir photogenic clouds connected nan planet.