‘UFO’, ‘Missile’, Or Just Some Natural Phenomenon? Mysterious ‘Rainbow Glow’ Over Pakistan Goes Viral

A few days ago, it was Russia- now, it seems like it’s Pakistan! Yes, Pakistan’s Quetta became the latest city to witness something so phenomenally beautiful and ‘rare’, that the internet began to connect

it with ‘UFOs and aliens’. A video was shared online, which showed a massive ‘rainbow glow’ illuminating the night sky of Quetta near the Koh-e-Murdaar mountain peak. The glow was colorful enough to resemble the breathtaking Aurora lights, as per many. Not just ‘extraterrestrial’ links, but the mysterious phenomenon was also connected to possible ‘missile launch and tests’. Reportedly, the glow was seen moments before the sunrise, due to which the sky pretty much appeared dark- further highlighting the mysterious formation.After much virality, a ‘scientific’ explanation of the same began to surface on social media, with netizens discussing it in detail. As per many netizens, the said colorful glow was a natural phenomenon- lenticular clouds. Reportedly, lenticular clouds are ‘stationary clouds’, that are often formed in the ‘troposphere’, in ‘parallel alignment to the wind direction’. They look lens-shaped or saucer-shaped, due to which they are often connected to something extraterrestrial.Times Now could not confirm the authenticity of the post.Check out the viral post: The post was shared on X (formerly Twitter), by the handle ‘SuperShane8’. The post was shared yesterday and pulled many views from netizens.

JUST IN - A stunning “fire rainbow” illuminated the sky over Quetta, Pakistan — a rare cloud iridescence caused when sunlight diffracts through tiny water droplets or ice crystals. pic.twitter.com/kRGj5TZeyw

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Internet’s reaction:ALSO READ: What Is 'Death Ball Sponge' And 'Zombie Worms’– Are We Closer To 'Aliens' Than We Thought? “Moscow and Budapest hit by comets. What is even going on guys?” a user said. “Rainbow? Or someone testing something they’re not supposed to? I honestly don't know,” added a second person. “Real people know the real cause is increasing petrol in the atmosphere coming from somewhere,” added a third person. “Lol I can now see scientific gibberish defense immediately when written in text,” added another.ALSO READ: ‘Mera Purse Do, Baat Khatam’: Indore To Delhi Train Passenger Breaks Window Glass Over ‘Stolen Purse’ | Viral “Another UFO trying to hide behind a ‘natural glow’ or something?” asked the next person. “I feel all these aliens are coming to the Earth and patrolling us. How come such videos are increasing in number,” added another.