. Alien lovers were thrilled to discover that a few UFOs flew over the Northwest region of England. However, they were only lenticular cloud sightings, which is a very rare phenomenon in the United Kingdom. This type of cloud is more common in mountains. They were seen above Ellesmere Port and the Wirral during the weekend. Lenticular cloud (Altocumulus Licenticularis) is a lens-shaped cloud that forms in the lower layer of Earth’s atmosphere (troposphere). They are usually perpendicular to wind direction. The Chester Chronicle received dozens of photos of lenticular cloud formations via its Facebook page. Because of their rising air, glider pilots are keen to find lenticular clouds. Pilots in powered aircrafts avoid them due to the turbulent effects of the rotors. Hundreds of people snapped pictures over the weekend and uploaded them to several social media platforms. Local citizens sent photos to the Liverpool Echo and The Chester Chronicle Facebook pages. The most common sighting of lenticular clouds is above the peaks. They can appear eerily similar to unidentified flying object (UFOs) during sunsets. They are quite common around mountains. Lenticular cloud is a moist, vaporous mass that has just passed above a mountain’s summit and collected over the summit’s face. Video of Lenticular Clouds. This video features several lenticular cloud formations. People on the ground mistakenly thought that many of these clouds were UFOs.
