Lenticular clouds also called UFO clouds because well, they look like UFOs. It’s quite an uncommon phenomenon.
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Most of the time they form above mountainous areas when moist air condenses but they can also form in other places with the presence of shear winds.
Here is a gallery of lenticular clouds submitted by various people on Earth Sky and a little bit more information on how these clouds form.
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