When I first saw this photo sent to click2pins.com by Spangler417 from Rosenberg , I had to do a double-take. Not because it looks like a flying saucer (though it totally does) , but because spotting a lenticular cloud anywhere near Houston is incredibly rare! The way this cloud formed on top of a storm cloud is amazing!

Lenticular clouds are those smooth, lens-shaped formations that look like stacked pancakes, or sometimes, a UFO hovering in place. They form when stable, moist air flows over mountains and creates standing waves in the atmosphere.

Years ago, I snapped the photo below in Seattle, Washington, it was the first time I’d ever seen a lenticular cloud. It was mesmerizing, the way it seemed to float perfectly over Mount Rainier.

But here in Houston’s flat coastal plain?

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