After a TikToker captured a giant ‘ufo’ hovering in the sky, social media went into shock.
TikToker @neshahiggins posted a video of what appears to be a flying saucer in the clouds in the sky.
Naturally, the video gained popularity.
The TikToker in the video questioned, “What the f**k is that?” it was posted last year.
Additionally, viewers were in a panic. As one commenter put it, “Y’all can say it’s not real or not, clouds etc. but when those ufo really start showing it’s finally over (crying face emoji) they coming closer and closer.”
“STaaaappp!!! What the heck?Another requested.
Someone else remarked, “Well s**t, it’s finally happening.”
Another Twitter user gained notoriety for mockingly tagging the movie in a tweet with the hashtag “Nope Movie” and the words “@Jordanpeele’s Marketing is always top tier.”
Anyone who doesn’t know is referencing the 2022 horror movie Nope, directed by Jordan Peele.
@JordanPeele’s Marketing is always top tier 😂 #NopeMovie pic.twitter.com/og8xxlJw1y
— Cakes & Buns 🍰 (@CakesMcGee305) July 15, 2022
The acclaimed movie stars Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun, and according to the plot synopsis, “Caretakers at a California horse ranch encounter a mysterious force that affects human and animal behavior.”
Additionally, the director responded to the popular TikTok in a quite clever way and said he had nothing to do with it.
That one is not mine, he wrote.
IMaX joined in on the fun as well, tweeting: “We told them to come down to earth NeXT Friday, not this Friday.”
Notably, there will always be those who claim that the initial TikTok of the ‘ufo sighting’ was really a lenticular cloud.
People frequently want to jump to conclusions, and lenticular clouds are notorious for resembling ufos.
According to Deborah Byrd of Earth Sky.org, “These lens-shaped clouds typically form where stable moist air flows over a mountain or a range of mountains.
“When this occurs, a number of enormous standing waves may develop on the mountain’s downwind side. Lenticular clouds could form if the dew point is reached at the wave’s crest due to moisture in the air condensing.
“The cloud may dissolve again into vapour,” she continued, “when the wet air flows back down into the wave’s trough. Lenticular clouds can therefore arise and vanish rather quickly. Additionally, people who reside in low-lying or flat areas are unfamiliar with them.
And just to add confusion, lenticular clouds have also been reported to form as a result of shear winds brought on by a front in areas that are not hilly. Lenticular clouds are frequently mistaken for ufos (or “visual cover” for ufos”) for all of these reasons.