Dramatic lenticular clouds have been offered as an explanation for some UFO sightings.
Well looking at this one in the sky of Sicily I don’t blame ufologists.
Mario Pappalardo captured these insane lenticular clouds at sunset on January 5, 2016 and published them on his Facebook page.
![lenticular clouds sicily, lenticular clouds sicily january 2016, lenticular clouds sicily etna january 2016, lenticular clouds float around Mount Etna on January 2016](https://strangesounds.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lenticular-clouds-sicily.jpg)
Lenticular clouds in scientific jargon also known as Altocumulus lenticularis are stationary lens-shaped clouds that form in the troposphere.
![lenticular clouds sicily, lenticular clouds sicily january 2016, lenticular clouds sicily etna january 2016, lenticular clouds float around Mount Etna on January 2016](https://strangesounds.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lenticular-clouds-sicily-1.jpg)
This cloud formation is most regularly found near mountainous areas and can appear singular or stacked like pancakes.
![lenticular clouds sicily, lenticular clouds sicily january 2016, lenticular clouds sicily etna january 2016, lenticular clouds float around Mount Etna on January 2016](https://strangesounds.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lenticular-clouds-sicily-2.jpg)
Lenticular clouds are formed when air moves over mountains, cooling sufficiently for condensation to take place.
![lenticular clouds sicily, lenticular clouds sicily january 2016, lenticular clouds sicily etna january 2016, lenticular clouds float around Mount Etna on January 2016](https://strangesounds.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lenticular-clouds-sicily-3.jpg)
They are continually reformed over the same location by new air rising up and over a mountain, condensing and producing the clouds.
![lenticular clouds sicily, lenticular clouds sicily january 2016, lenticular clouds sicily etna january 2016, lenticular clouds float around Mount Etna on January 2016](https://strangesounds.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lenticular-clouds-sicily-4.jpg)
The UFO cloud was observed by another person driving on a highway.
I bet this lenticular cloud photographed by Mario Pappalardo were floating near Mount Etna.