Science & Tech · Space · 9 hrs ago
Saucer-shaped clouds over Washington, DC, were natural formations
Images showed saucer-shaped clouds over Washington, DC, prompting speculation that they were alien craft.
UFO researcher Scott C. Waring claimed the formations were cloaked craft disguised as clouds.
The cloud that appeared to hang still was identified as a lenticular cloud, a smooth formation that can look stationary while air flows through it.
Lenticular clouds form when moist, stable air moves over hills or mountains and cools as it rises.
Other images showed pileus clouds, thin caps that form when rising air above a growing cloud cools and moisture condenses.
Both types are natural formations that can resemble flying saucers, and the accounts describe no further official action.
Saucer-shaped clouds seen over Washington, DC, were natural cloud formations, not evidence of alien craft.
A smooth, lens-shaped cloud was identified as a lenticular cloud, which can appear stationary as air flows through it.
Other saucer-like formations seen over the city were identified as pileus clouds, which form above rapidly growing clouds.
UFO researcher Scott C Waring claimed the formations were cloaked alien craft, but the article describes them as natural phenomena.
- Who
- People in Washington, DC, saw the clouds; UFO researcher Scott C Waring claimed they were alien craft.
- What
- Saucer-shaped clouds over the city were identified as natural lenticular and pileus clouds.
- When
- A witness said one cloud was seen on Friday; the article was published on October 20, 2026.
- Where
- Washington, DC.
- Why
- Lenticular clouds form when moist, stable air flows over hills or mountains; pileus clouds form when rising air pushes moisture upward above a rapidly growing cloud.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A witness posted that a cloud had appeared stationary for about 20 minutes before vanishing.
The Daily Mail published its report describing the formations as natural clouds.
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Lenticular cloud
- Smooth and lens-shaped
- Pileus cloud
- Cap-like formation above a rapidly growing cloud
- Alternative claim
- Scott C Waring described the formations as cloaked alien craft
- Publication date
- October 20, 2026
What people are saying
Seen this cloud about an hour back. No movement, no shape change. After being stationary for about 20 mins, it just vanished.
cloaked alien craft attempting to get closer to the human population by appearing as a simple cloud.