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Cloud-horseshoe in the sky over Nevada

Added	Tue, 13/03/2018
Источники	gismeteo.ru
Дата публикации	Mon, 12/03/2018
Версии	Cloud (natural and man-made)

A rare cloud in the shape of a horseshoe was seen on Thursday, March 8, in the sky over the American state of Nevada. National weather service Elko County posted a photo of the mysterious phenomenon made by one of the witnesses.

Users of Twitter immediately began to write about the possible involvement of aliens. But experts explained that the appearance of clouds is the process associated with the movement of the wind.

According to the Society of lovers of clouds (eng. Cloud Appreciation Society), a cloud is formed in a whirlwind, or in the region of rotating air. This is what forms a cyclone or a tornado, but when this happens, the vortex is in the upright position. If it is located horizontally, are these cloud horseshoe.

There is a belief that the cloud is a horseshoe brings good luck to all who will see him. However, for some users it was more like a flying mustache or a paperclip.

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